POWER SOURCE SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE |
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申请号 | EP14776368.4 | 申请日 | 2014-03-26 | 公开(公告)号 | EP2979963B1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2018-07-04 |
申请人 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; | 发明人 | KAWAIDA, Sora; MITSUKAWA, Makoto; EBATO, Kaori; YAMANAKA, Takasumi; | ||||
摘要 | Provided is a power source supply structure of a saddle-type vehicle in which a front glove box can be provided with an accessory socket for the sake of ease of use. A power source supply structure of a saddle-type vehicle (1) provided with: a vehicle body frame (10); a front cover (60) provided to the front of the vehicle body frame (10), the front cover (60) covering at least a head pipe (11) axially supporting a front wheel (WF) in a steerable manner; an accommodating part (80); and an accessory socket (90) provided to the accommodating part (80), the accessory socket (90) supplying a power source to external equipment (99). The accommodating part (80) is provided near a seat (27) of the front cover (60), and is provided with an opening/closing lid (621) for opening and closing the rear side of the accommodating part (80) and an inner wall (83) disposed in front of and facing the opening/closing lid (621), the accessory socket (90) is disposed on the inner wall (83), and the inner wall (83) has a bent part (831) in a position adjacent to the bottom of the accessory socket (90), the bent part being bent forward relative to surfaces (83a, 904) that are orthogonal to an axis line (901) of the accessory socket (90). | ||||||
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说明书全文 | The present invention relates to a power source supply structure of a saddle-type vehicle. Thus far, a technology has been disclosed that provides a storage box at a lower side of the seat of a saddle-type vehicle, and provides an accessory socket inside of the storage box. See, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. Vehicles in which are equipped with a front glove box are also included among saddle-type vehicles. In the case of providing an accessory socket to the front glove box, it is necessary to make in a structure arrived at by taking account of the ease of use of the socket. The present invention has an object of providing a power source supply structure of a saddle-type vehicle that can provide an accessory socket taking consideration of the ease of use in the front glove box. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a power source supply structure for a saddle-type vehicle is disclosed, the saddle-type vehicle comprising a chassis frame and a front cover that is provided to a front part of the chassis frame, and at least covers a head pipe pivotally supporting a front wheel to be steerable. The power source supply structure comprises an accommodating part and an accessory socket that is provided in the accommodating part and supplies electric power to an external device. The accommodating part includes an openable lid configured to be provided at a rear side of the front cover, and opens and closes a rear side of the accommodating part, and a far wall disposed forwards to oppose the openable lid in a state where the accommodating part is closed, the accessory socket is disposed at the far wall, and the far wall has a first face orthogonal to an axis line of the accessory socket, and a second face curving at a curved part that curves forwards relative to the first face, the second face curving forwards relative to the first face at a neighboring position below the accessory socket. The accommodating part includes a bottom wall below an opening that is closed by the openable lid, and includes a groove that extends vertically to an outer side in the width direction of the opening, at a position adjacent to the opening of a side wall of the accommodating part. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the groove is formed in a V-shape in a side view. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the openable lid includes a hook, which is engageable with a hole in the front cover above the opening to fix the openable lid in a closed position; and a brake reservoir tank of the saddle-type vehicle can be provided adjacent to an inner side of the hole. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the accessory socket includes a connector part at an outer side of the far wall of the accommodating part, and an overhang part covering an upper portion of the connector part is provided. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the accommodating part is configured to be provided on either of a left and right side of the front cover, and the accessory socket is provided to be offset to the other side in a vehicle width direction relative to the opening. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, an accessory can be provided below the accessory socket at an outer side of the far wall of the accommodating part. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, an accessory can be provided at an outside of a side wall of the accommodating part positioned to an interior of the groove. Effects of the Invention According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a stored object that requires a power source supply like a recharger such as for a smartphone or mobile telephone is detached from or attached to the accessory socket, it is possible to provide a space between a portion on a lower side than the curved part of the far wall and the stored object. By utilizing this space, the attaching and detaching of the stored object to the accessory socket and from the accessory socket become easy. Additionally, it is possible to place a device such as a smartphone or mobile telephone on the bottom wall while inserting in the groove. By ensuring this spot at a position adjoining the opening, it is possible to retain the device such as a smartphone or mobile telephone in a predetermined spot of the accommodating part. It is thereby easy for the rider to place the device such as a smartphone or mobile telephone in a predetermined spot, and easy to remove therefrom. According to the second aspect of the invention, when a tablet-shaped device such as a smartphone or mobile telephone is inserted from above into the groove, it is possible to retain the device at a position depending on the thickness of this device in the groove. The taking in and out of a tablet-shaped device such as a smartphone or mobile telephone thereby becomes very easy for the rider. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to open the openable lid when releasing the hook of the openable lid from the hole fixing the openable lid in the close position. In this state, it is possible to confirm the brake fluid level using the hole from which the hook was released. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to suppress the connector part of the accessory socket from direct wetting by rain water, etc. (e.g., rain water, etc. flowing in from the hole fixing the openable lid in the closed position), and the waterproofing of the connector part of the accessory socket can be improved. According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the rider easily attaches or detaches a recharger such as for a smartphone or mobile telephone to the accessory socket with one hand. According to a sixth aspect of the invention, it is possible to arrange an accessory by employing the dead space on the outer side of the far wall of the accommodating part. According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to arrange the accessory by employing the dead space on the outer side of a side wall positioned at the interior of the groove of the accommodating part. Conversely, it is possible to provide the groove by employing the dead space in which the accessory is not arranged.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained while referencing the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a scooter-type motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 as a saddle-type vehicle equipped with a power source supply structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be explained while referencing In the following explanation, for the respective directions of front-rear, left-right and up-down, unless otherwise noted, they follow the respective directions of front-rear, right-left and up-down of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. Regarding the front-rear direction, closer direction according to the view from the rider (driver) riding the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 is also referred to as near or near side, and a distant direction according to the view from the rider (driver) is also referred to as far or far side. In addition, in the drawings, the arrow FR indicates ahead of the vehicle, the arrow LH indicates the left side of the vehicle, the arrow RH indicates the right side of the vehicle, and the arrow UP indicates above the vehicle. As shown in The chassis frame 10 is configured by a plurality of types of steel stock being integrally joined by welding. The chassis frame 10 is configured to include a head pipe 11, a down frame 12, floor frames 13, a seat rail 14, and a plurality of cross members (front cross pipe 16, rear cross pipe 17, etc.). The head pipe 11 is provided to the front part of the chassis frame 10, and pivotally supports the front wheel WF to be steerable. The down frame 12 extends rearwards and downwards from the head pipe 11. The down frame 12 is connected to the head pipe 11 at the front end part. The rear end side of the down frame 12 extends obliquely downwards and to the rear. The floor frames 13 are provided as a pair on the left and right. The pair of floor frames 13 extends rearwards from a lower part of the down frame. The front end part of the pair of floor frames 13 is connected to a lower part of the down frame 12. The pair of floor frames 13 extends rearwards from the pair of down frames 12. The seat rails 14 are provided as a pair to the left and right. The pair of seat rails 14 is provided below the seat 27. The pair of seat rails 14 extends upwards and rearwards from a rear part of the pair of floor frames 13. The front end parts of the pair of seat rails 14 are connected to the pair of floor frames 13. The rear end parts of the pair of seat rails 14 extend obliquely upwards and rearwards. A curved part 18 is provided at the boundary between the floor frame 13 and seat rail 14. A pivot plate 19 extending downwards from the curved part 18 is provided to the curved part 18. The pivot plate 19 is provided as a pair to the left and right. The pivot plate 19 is joined to the curved part 18. The cross members consist of pipe members that extend in the left-right direction, and connect the pair of floor frames 13 and the pair of seat rails 14 in the left-right direction. The cross members include the front cross pipe 16 and rear cross pipe 17. The front cross pipe 16 and the rear cross pipe 17 connect the pair of floor frames 13 in the left-right direction. The front cross pipe 16 and the rear cross pipe 17 extend in the left-right direction of the vehicle. The front cross pipe 16 and the rear cross pipe 17 are provided to be spaced a predetermined distance to the front/rear of the vehicle. The front cross pipe 16 connects front parts at the front side of the pair of floor frames 13. The rear cross pipe 17 connects rear parts at the rear side of the pair of floor frames 13. The front wheel WF is pivotally supported by a left and right pair of front forks 22. A steering stem 21 is inserted into the head pipe 11 at a top part of the pair of front forks 22. The steering stem 21 is connected to a top bridge 24 and bottom bridge 23. The steering stem 21 supports the pair of front forks 22 to freely rotate to the left and right relative to the head pipe 11 via the bottom bridge 23. Handles 25 provided on the top bridge 24 enable steering of the front wheel WF. The unit swing engine 40 is supported by the chassis frame 10 to be able to swing. The unit swing engine 40 is supported to freely swing at the front part side by the chassis frame 11 via the link mechanism 5 described later, and is supported to freely swing at the rear end part by the chassis frame 11 via the rear cushion 26. In addition, the unit swing engine 40 retains the rear wheel WR to freely rotate at the rear side. The unit swing engine 40 is configured by a basic engine 41 and a power transmission system 42 being integrally provided. The basic engine 41 is the power unit (motor) that generates the drive power of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1, and is installed at substantially the center in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The basic engine 41 has a crank case 411 at the rear side, and is connected to the link mechanism 5 at boss parts 412 at a front part of the crank case 411. The power transmission system 42 transmits the drive power of the basic engine 41 to the rear wheel WR. The power transmission system 42 is arranged at the rear side of the basic engine 41 and is attached to the basic engine 41, thereby constituting the unit swing engine 40 along with the basic engine 41. The power transmission system 42 is arranged at the left side in the vehicle-width direction. The link mechanism 5 absorbs the impact loading inputted to the rear wheel WR from the road surface, by permitting swinging in the up-down direction and front-rear direction of the unit swing engine 40. The link mechanism 5 is pivotally supported to be rotatable by the pivot plates 19, and is pivotally supported to be rotatable by the unit swing engine 40. The rear cushion 26 absorbs the impact loading inputted to the rear wheel WR from the road surface by way of the cushioning action thereof. The upper end part of the rear cushion 26 is connected to the seat rails 14 via an upper end support bracket 141. The lower end part of the rear cushion 26 is connected to the rear end part of the unit swing engine 40. The rear cushion 26 extends linearly to tie together the upper end support bracket 141 and the rear end part of the unit swing engine 40. The rear cushion 26 extends obliquely downwards and rearwards. The rear cushion 26 is provided in a state maintaining a range to be compressed (stroke). The rear cushion 26 slopes so that an upper end is positioned ahead of the lower end. The cover member 6 is configured by a front cover 60, a floor cover 63, a floor side cover 64, an under cover 65, an inner fender cover 66, rear side covers 67, an under-seat center cover 68, etc. The front cover 60 is configured by a front-side front cover 61 and a rear-side front cover 62. The front-side front cover 61 is arranged at a front part of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1, and covers a front part of the vehicle including the front turn signals 75 and head light 76. To a front side of the riding position of the rider, the rear-side front cover 62 covers a part of the head pipe 11 and a part of the down frame 12 from a rear part side of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. An openable lid 621 that can open and close a glove box described later is attached to a top part of the rear-side front cover 62. The front cover 60 will be further described later. Below the riding position of the rider, the floor cover 63 covers an upward side of the pair of floor frames 13 and an upward side of the fuel tank 28, from an upward side of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. The front end part and rear end part of the floor cover 63 extend to the upward side. The upper face of the floor cover 63 forms a flat foot-rest surface, and the floor cover 63 functions as a floor step. The floor cover 63 is arranged above the pair of floor frames 13, and the rider places their feet on the top face side. The floor cover 63 is formed between the head pipe 11 and seat 27 in the front-rear direction of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. Below the riding position of the rider, the floor side cover 64 is arranged at the side of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 and covers the fuel tank 28, etc. from a lower side of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. The under cover 65 is arranged at a lower part of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 below the riding position of the rider, and covers at least below the pair of floor frames 13 from a downwards side. The under cover 65 is fixed to the front-side cross pipe 16 and the rear-side cross pipe 17. The inner fender cover 66 is arranged behind the front wheel WF ahead of the under cover 65. The inner fender cover 66 covers below a front part of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 from a front part side of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. The inner fender cover 66 engages with the under cover 65. The rear side covers 67 are arranged at side parts of a rear part of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1, and cover both side faces of the lower part of the seat 27. The under-seat center cover 68 covers a portion below the front part of the seat 27. The fuel tank 28 is provided below the floor cover 63. The fuel tank 28 is arranged between the floor cover 63 and under cover 65 in the up-down direction. In addition, the fuel tank 28 is arranged between the pair of floor frames 13 in the vehicle-width direction, and is arranged between the front-side cross pipe 16 and rear-side cross pipe 17 in the front-rear direction. Next, the power source supply structure of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 according to the first embodiment will be explained by referencing As mentioned earlier, the front cover 60 includes the front-side front cover 61 that covers ahead of the head pipe 11, and the rear-side front cover 62 that covers behind the head pipe 11. The front-side front cover 61 is fixed to the head pipe 11 via support plates that are not illustrated. The front-side front cover 61 configures a front face of the vehicle. The rear-side front cover 62 is fixed to the front-side front cover 61. The rear-side front cover 62 covers by covering inside of the vehicle at the rearward side of the heat pipe 11 and ahead of the seat 27. The head pipe 11, brake unit (CBS system) 70, brake reservoir tank 72, front turn signals 75, headlight 76, glove box 80 as an accommodating part, accessory socket (DC socket) 90, and an electrical component accessory 95, etc. are accommodated in an upper space inside of the front cover 60 surrounded by the front-side front cover 61 and the rear-side front cover 62. The head pipe 11 is arranged in the center inside of the front cover 60 along the upper space and lower space. The brake unit 70 includes an equalizer 71 serving as an accessory for the CBS system. The brake unit 70 is fixed to the head pipe 11, and is positioned ahead of the head pipe 11 from the center towards the left side. The brake reservoir tank 72 is fixed to the glove box 80 as described later, and is positioned above the glove box 80. The front turn signals 75 are fixed to the front-side front cover 61, and are positioned on both left and right sides of the front-side front cover 61. The headlight 76 is fixed to the front-side front cover 61. The glove box 80 is fixed to the rear-side front cover 62, and is positioned to the left side of the head pipe 11. As shown in The glove box 80 is provided near the seat 27, using the space between the left front turn signal 75 and the brake unit 70. The glove box 80 is configured in a box shape having a near wall (rear wall) 81, a bottom wall 82, a far wall (front wall) 83, a left wall 84, a right wall 85 and a top wall 86. The near wall 81 of the glove box 80 is formed at an inner side of the rear-side front cover 62. As shown in The bottom wall 82 of the glove box 80 extends substantially horizontally in a side view from the near wall 81 to the far wall 83, as shown in At a neighboring position below the accessory socket 90, the far wall 83 of the glove box 80 has a curved part 831 that curves forwards relative to an orthogonal face 83a to an axis line 901 of the accessory socket 90. More specifically, the far wall 83 of the glove box 80 is configured by the face 83a the extends obliquely rearwards (near) from the top wall 86 to downwards in a side view, and a face 83b that extends substantially vertically until the bottom wall 82 after curving at the middle, as shown in The left wall 84 of the glove box 80 is formed in a shape indented to the right side so as to avoid the left front turn signal 75 in a plan view, as shown in The groove 851 of the right wall 85 of the glove box 80 extends from the bottom wall 82 of the glove box 80 until the top wall 86, as shown in At the top wall 86 of the glove box 80, the brake reservoir tank 72 is fixed by a clamping fixture 721, as shown in An openable lid 621 that opens and closes the opening 811 is provided to a left-side top part of the rear-side front cover 62. More specifically, a hinge shaft 622 is provided below the opening 811 of the rear-side front cover 62. The bottom of the openable lid 621 is supported to freely open and close by this hinge shaft 622. The openable lid 621 includes a hook 623 at the top part thereof. A hole 624 is provided above the opening 811 of the rear-side front cover 62. The openable lid 621 is fixed in the closed position by the hook 623 engaging this hole 624. The brake reservoir tank 72 fixed to the top wall 86 of the glove box 80 is positioned below the hole 624 of the rear-side front cover 62. For this reason, it is possible to confirm the brake fluid level using the hole 624, in a state opening the openable lid 621, by releasing the hook 623 from the hole 624 of the rear-side front cover 62. The insertion end 91 of the accessory socket 90 is installed in the far wall 83 of the glove box 80 in a side view, as shown in On the outer side of the far wall 83 of the glove box 80, the electrical component accessory 95 is provided below the accessory socket 90, as shown in Next, operation of a power source supply structure of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 according to the first embodiment will be explained. The rider of the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1 can recharge an external device 99 such as a smartphone or mobile telephone using the time traveling by riding the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1. More specifically, upon riding the motorized two-wheel vehicle 1, the rider opens the openable lid 621 positioned on the left side of the rear-side front cover 62, and inserts the recharger for the external device 99 such as a smartphone or mobile telephone into the insertion end 91 of the accessory socket 90 that is at the interior of the glove box 80. Then, the external device 99 such as the smartphone or mobile telephone is placed on the bottom wall 82 while inserting in the groove 851, at the other side of the opening 811 of the glove box 80. When this is done, the external device 99 such as the smartphone or mobile telephone is suitably settled in this spot. There are the following such effects according to the first embodiment.
Compared to the glove box 80 shown in In contrast, in the case of the glove box 380 shown in There are the following effects according to the second embodiment, in addition to the same effects as the effects of the above (2) to (8).
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention are explained above, the present invention is not to be limited to the aforementioned respective embodiments, and it is possible to implement in various forms. In the above-mentioned embodiments, the glove box 80 is provided on the left side of the front cover 60, and the accessory socket 90 is provided to be offset to the right side in the vehicle width direction relative to the opening 811. However, it is also possible to provide the glove box 80 at the right side of the front cover 60, and provide the accessory socket 90 to be offset to the left side in the vehicle width direction relative to the opening 811. In this case, the rider easily attaches or detaches a recharger for the external device 99 such as a smartphone or mobile telephone to and from the accessory socket 90 using their right hand. In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the axis line 901 of the accessory socket 90 is provided so as to be orthogonal to the face (face extending from the top wall 86 obliquely downwards to the rear) 83a above the curved part 831 of the far wall 83. In other words, the accessory socket 90 is installed to the orthogonal face 83a to the axis line 901 of the accessory socket 90. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The accessory socket 90 can be mounted to any face that is not orthogonal to the axis line 901 of the accessory socket 90. However, even in the case of mounting to any face, it has a curved part 831 that curves forwards (interior side) relative to a virtual plane 904 (refer to The case of the second embodiment similarly also has the curved parts 3831 that curve forwards (interior side) relative to a virtual plane 3904 (refer to For example, in the above-mentioned embodiments, examples are explained applying the present invention to a motorized two-wheel vehicle that travels by causing the rear wheel to be rotationally driven by the motive force generated by an engine (internal combustion engine); however, the applications of the present invention are not limited thereto. In other words, the present invention can also be applied to a motorized two-wheel vehicle that travels by causing the rear wheel to be rotationally driven by only the motive force generated by an electric motor. In addition, it is also possible to apply to a saddle-type vehicle of hybrid type that travels by causing the rear wheel to be rotationally driven by a combination of the two motive forces of motive force generated by an engine and motive force generated by an electric motor. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a scooter-type saddle-type vehicle so long as being a vehicle equipped with a seat on which the rider sits, and can also be applied to a saddle-type vehicle of motorcycle-type and cub-type. In addition, it can also be applied to a three-wheeled or four-wheeled saddle-type vehicle so long as being a vehicle equipped with a seat on which the rider sits. In other words, saddle-type vehicle includes all ridden vehicles that the rider rides by straddling the chassis.
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