Rear portion structure of saddle-ride type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017282991-A1
Application number	US-201715452401-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	Mar 30, 2016
Publication date	Oct 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

One embodiment provides a rear portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle. The structure includes: seat frames inclined rearward and upward and supporting a riding seat; and a rear cowl having an upper cowl and a lower cowl. The upper cowl includes: a first cowl; and a second cowl which is connected to the first cowl and forms an opening upper edge portion of an opening for exposing a tail light. The lower cowl includes: a third cowl; and a fourth cowl which is connected to the third cowl and forms an opening lower edge portion of the opening. An approximately-U-shaped recessed portion is opened at a rear end of the third cowl. The fourth cowl forms the opening lower edge portion while covering the U-shaped recessed portion.

First claim

1 . A rear portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle ( 1 ) including:
seat frames ( 2 c ) inclined rearward and upward toward a rear side of the vehicle and supporting a riding seat ( 7 ); a tail light ( 20 ) supported on rear ends of the seat frames ( 2 c ); and a rear cowl ( 10 ) having an upper cowl ( 10 u ) which covers upper surfaces of the seat frames ( 2 c ) disposed below a rear portion of the riding seat ( 7 ) and a lower cowl ( 10 d ) which covers lower surfaces of the seat frames ( 2 c ), wherein the upper cowl ( 10 u ) includes: a first cowl ( 11 ); and a second cowl ( 12 ) which is connected to a rear side of the first cowl ( 11 ) and forms an opening upper edge portion ( 10 hu ) of an opening ( 10 h ) through which the tail light ( 20 ) is exposed, wherein the lower cowl ( 10 d ) includes: a third cowl ( 13 ); and a fourth cowl ( 14 ) which is connected to a rear side of the third cowl ( 13 ) and forms an opening lower edge portion ( 10 hd ) of the opening ( 10 h ), wherein the first cowl ( 11 ) and the third cowl ( 13 ) are connected to each other by a vertical connecting portion ( 10 b ) which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein a U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) having an approximately U shape which is opened at a rear end ( 13 re ) thereof as viewed in a side view is formed on the third cowl ( 13 ) below the vertical connecting portion ( 10 b ), and wherein the fourth cowl ( 14 ) forms the opening lower edge portion ( 10 hd ) while covering the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) as viewed in a side view.

2 . The structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the second cowl ( 12 ) is formed in an edge shape such that the opening upper edge portion ( 10 hu ) follows an upper edge ( 20 ue ) of the tail light ( 20 ) in shape as viewed in a back view, wherein the first cowl ( 11 ) is configured such that the first cowl ( 11 ) extends toward left and right outer sides and downward from first cowl left and right inner end portions ( 11 ie ) disposed laterally outside of and adjacently to left and right ends of the second cowl ( 12 ) thus forming left and right outermost portions ( 11 ue ) as viewed in a back view, wherein the third cowl ( 13 ) is configured such that the third cowl ( 13 ) bulges laterally so as to be connected to the left and right outermost portions ( 11 ue ) from third cowl left and right inner end portions ( 13 ie ) disposed below and adjacently to the first cowl left and right inner end portions ( 11 ie ), and the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) expands in a vehicle width direction as the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) extends downward as viewed in a back view, and wherein the fourth cowl ( 14 ) is configured such that the fourth cowl ( 14 ) closes the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) while surrounding a lower edge ( 20 de ) and side edges ( 20 se ) of the tail light ( 20 ) as viewed in a back view.

3 . The structure of claim 1 , further including
a license stay ( 30 ) which has a front end thereof supported by the seat frames ( 2 c ), extends toward a rear side of the vehicle while passing through a through portion ( 10 dh ) of the rear cowl ( 10 ), and supports a license plate ( 31 ) on a rear end thereof, wherein the third cowl ( 13 ) includes a third cowl connecting portion ( 13 c ) which extends in the vehicle width direction above the through portion ( 10 dh ) of the license stay ( 30 ) and has left and right portions thereof connected to each other.

4 . The structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the third cowl ( 13 ) includes a U-shaped recessed portion outer peripheral portion ( 13 s ) which is inclined toward an inner side from an outer side of the vehicle in a direction toward the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) on an outer periphery of the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) as viewed in a back view, and wherein the U-shaped recessed portion outer peripheral portion ( 13 s ) has a flat surface ( 13 ss ) continuously formed with the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ) via a ridge ( 13 su ) which surrounds the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ).

5 . The structure of claim 4 ,
wherein the fourth cowl ( 14 ) has a rear exposed portion ( 14 r ) having an approximately U shape which is positioned in the U-shaped recessed portion ( 13 a ), and is formed by left and right side wall portions ( 14 rs ) and a bottom portion ( 14 rd ) as viewed in a back view, and wherein a distance in a vehicle width direction between the left and right side wall portions ( 14 rs ) is decreased toward a rear side of the vehicle from a front side of the vehicle.

6 . The structure of claim 3 ,
wherein the upper cowl ( 10 u ) is formed in an approximately straight line shape where an upper cowl upper portion ( 10 uu ) extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as viewed in a side view, wherein the lower cowl ( 10 d ) is formed in an approximately straight line shape where a lower cowl lower portion ( 10 dd ) extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a distance between the lower cowl lower portion ( 10 dd ) and the upper cowl upper portion ( 10 uu ) is decreased as the lower cowl lower portion ( 10 dd ) extends toward a rear side of the vehicle as viewed in a side view, and wherein a lens outer surface ( 20 s ) of the tail light ( 20 ) is disposed between the upper cowl upper portion ( 10 uu ) and the lower cowl lower portion ( 10 dd ), and an upper end ( 20 su ) of the lens outer surface ( 20 s ) is disposed downward behind a lower end ( 20 sd ) of the lens outer surface ( 20 s ) as viewed in a side view.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mizuta Koji
• Hirose Jun

Classifications

• B62J17/00

  Weather guards for riders; Fairings or stream-lining parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62K11/02 Primary

  Frames (motorcycles or cycles with auxiliary engines characterised by position of engine B62M) · CPC title

• B62J6/04 Primary

  Rear lights · CPC title

• B62J17/02

  shielding only the rider's front · CPC title

• B62J1/00

  Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts · CPC title