U.S. patent application number 15/009124 was filed with the patent office on 2016-08-25 for rear structure for saddle-ride type vehicle.
The applicant listed for this patent is HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Gen Tanabe.
Application Number | 20160244118 15/009124 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 55236270 |
Filed Date | 2016-08-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160244118 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tanabe; Gen |
August 25, 2016 |
REAR STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE
Abstract
A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a rear
fender made of resin and configured to cover an upper side of a
rear wheel the vehicle. The rear fender includes: a bottom portion
facing the rear wheel; a first side portion extending upward
integrally from each of left and right end portions of the bottom
portion; and a bending portion formed integrally with the bottom
portion to be bendable at a hinge portion provided therebetween,
and configured to be bent and stood upright from the bottom
portion, and joined to the first side portion to form a second side
portion. Since the second side portion is formed by bending and
standing the bending portion from the bottom portion, and joining
the bending portion to the first side portion, there is no need to
engage a tip end of the bending portion with the bottom
portion.
Inventors: |
Tanabe; Gen; (Wako-shi,
JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
Tokyo |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
55236270 |
Appl. No.: |
15/009124 |
Filed: |
January 28, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B62J 1/04 20130101; B62J
15/00 20130101; B62J 23/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B62J 23/00 20060101
B62J023/00; B62J 1/04 20060101 B62J001/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 25, 2015 |
JP |
2015-034945 |
Claims
1. A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising a
rear fender made of resin and configured to cover an upper side of
a rear wheel of a saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein the rear fender
includes: a bottom portion configured to face the rear wheel; a
first side portion extending upward integrally from each of left
and right end portions of the bottom portion; and a bending portion
formed integrally with the bottom portion to be bendable at a hinge
portion provided therebetween, and configured to be bent and stood
upright from the bottom portion, and to be joined to the first side
portion to form a second side portion.
2. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 1, wherein a height of the second side portion extending
upward from the hinge portion is larger than a height of the first
side portion.
3. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 1, wherein the bottom portion includes a recess portion
depressed upward along an outer shape of the rear wheel, and a
height of the first side portion is smaller than or equal to a
maximum height of the recess portion.
4. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 1, wherein a joint portion where the first side portion and
the second side portion are joined together is formed by partially
overlapping the first side portion and the second side portion in a
vehicle-width direction, and the joint portion is covered with a
cover member from an outer side in the vehicle-width direction.
5. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the second side portion is
fastened and fixed together with the first side portion to a
vehicle-body frame by a fastening member.
6. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 2, wherein an electrical component is fixed to the bottom
portion near the hinge portion.
7. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 1, wherein the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a
rider to be seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside
and an outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism
for the seat is inserted through the through-hole.
8. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 2, wherein the bottom portion includes a recess portion
depressed upward along an outer shape of the rear wheel, and a
height of the first side portion is smaller than or equal to a
maximum height of the recess portion.
9. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 2, wherein a joint portion where the first side portion and
the second side portion are joined together is formed by partially
overlapping the first side portion and the second side portion in a
vehicle-width direction, and the joint portion is covered with a
cover member from an outer side in the vehicle-width direction.
10. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 3, wherein a joint portion where the first side portion and
the second side portion are joined together is formed by partially
overlapping the first side portion and the second side portion in a
vehicle-width direction, and the joint portion is covered with a
cover member from an outer side in the vehicle-width direction.
11. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 2, wherein an upper portion of the second side portion is
fastened and fixed together with the first side portion to a
vehicle-body frame by a fastening member.
12. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 3, wherein an upper portion of the second side portion is
fastened and fixed together with the first side portion to a
vehicle-body frame by a fastening member.
13. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 4, wherein an upper portion of the second side portion is
fastened and fixed together with the first side portion to a
vehicle-body frame by a fastening member.
14. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 3, wherein an electrical component is fixed to the bottom
portion near the hinge portion.
15. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 4, wherein an electrical component is fixed to the bottom
portion near the hinge portion.
16. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 5, wherein an electrical component is fixed to the bottom
portion near the hinge portion.
17. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 2, wherein the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a
rider to be seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside
and an outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism
for the seat is inserted through the through-hole.
18. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 3, wherein the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a
rider to be seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside
and an outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism
for the seat is inserted through the through-hole.
19. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 4, wherein the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a
rider to be seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside
and an outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism
for the seat is inserted through the through-hole.
20. The rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, according to
claim 5, wherein the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a
rider to be seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside
and an outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism
for the seat is inserted through the through-hole.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] As a rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, as seen
in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-46858, for
example, there is a conventionally known rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle, including a rear fender (10) made of
resin and configured to cover an upper side of a rear wheel of a
saddle-ride type vehicle, in which the rear fender (10) includes: a
bottom portion (13); and a pair of left and right sidewall portions
(15L, 15R) formed in the bottom portion (13) to be bendable, and
tip end portions (37L, 37R) of the sidewall portions (15L, 15R) are
engaged with the bottom portion (13).
[0005] Such a structure makes it possible to facilitate the
manufacture of a rear fender.
[0006] Since the above-described conventional rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle is a structure in which the tip end
portions (37L, 37R) of the sidewall portions (15L, 15R) are engaged
with the bottom portion (13), a space on the bottom portion cannot
be effectively utilized.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a rear
structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, which makes it possible
to effectively utilize a space on a bottom portion of a rear
fender.
[0008] To achieve the above-described object, a rear structure for
a saddle-ride type vehicle according to a first aspect of the
invention is a rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle,
including a rear fender made of resin and configured to cover an
upper side of a rear wheel of a saddle-ride type vehicle, in which
the rear fender includes a bottom portion configured to face the
rear wheel; a first side portion extending upward integrally from
each of left and right end portions of the bottom portion; and a
bending portion formed integrally with the bottom portion to be
bendable at a hinge portion provided therebetween, and configured
to be bent and stood upright from the bottom portion, and joined to
the first side portion to form a second side portion.
[0009] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the first aspect, since the second side portion is
formed by bending and standing the bending portion from the bottom
portion, and joining the bending portion to the first side portion,
there is no need to engage a tip end of the bending portion with
the bottom portion. This thus makes it possible to effectively
utilize a space on the bottom portion of the rear fender.
[0010] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a second aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle according to the first aspect, in which a height of the
second side portion extending upward from the hinge portion is
larger than a height of the first side portion.
[0011] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the second aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of the first aspect, since the height of
the second side portion extending upward from the hinge portion is
larger than the height of the first side portion, it is possible to
manufacture the second side portion, which is a portion higher than
the bottom portion, in a state where the second side portion is
developed relative to the bottom portion through the hinge portion,
and it is also possible to form the first side portion, which is a
portion lower than the bottom portion, such that the first side
portion protrudes upward from the bottom portion. This makes it
possible to reduce the size of a manufacturing device.
[0012] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a third aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle
according to the first or second aspect, in which the bottom
portion includes a recess portion depressed upward along an outer
shape of the rear wheel, and a height of the first side portion is
smaller than or equal to a maximum height of the recess
portion.
[0013] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the third aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of the first or second aspect, since the
bottom portion includes the recess portion depressed upward along
an outer shape of the rear wheel, and the height of the first side
portion is smaller than or equal to the maximum height of the
recess portion, it is possible to avoid an increase in the size of
a forming mold.
[0014] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a fourth aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle according to any one of the first to third aspects, in
which a joint portion where the first side portion and the second
side portion are joined together is formed by partially overlapping
the first side portion and the second side portion in a
vehicle-width direction, and the joint portion is covered with a
cover member from an outer side in the vehicle-width direction.
[0015] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the fourth aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of any one of the first to third aspects,
since the joint portion where the first side portion and the second
side portion are joined together is formed by partially overlapping
the first side portion and the second side portion in the
vehicle-width direction, and the joint portion is covered with the
cover member from the outer side in the vehicle-width direction, it
is possible to prevent water and the like from entering through the
joint portion while simplifying the structure of the joint
portion.
[0016] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a fifth aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle
according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in which an
upper portion of the second side portion is fastened and fixed
together with the first side portion to a vehicle-body frame by a
fastening member.
[0017] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the fifth aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of any one of the first to fourth aspects,
since the upper portion of the second side portion is fastened and
fixed together with the first side portion to the vehicle-body
frame by the fastening member, it is possible to reliably prevent
the first side portions and the second side portion from inclining
relative to the bottom portion.
[0018] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a sixth aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle
according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, in which an
electrical component is fixed to the bottom portion near the hinge
portion.
[0019] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the sixth aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of any one of the second to fifth aspects,
since the electrical component is fixed to the bottom portion near
the hinge portion, the electrical component is fixed to the bottom
portion near the hinge portion, which is at a lower position in the
rear fender, making it possible to lower the center of gravity of
the vehicle.
[0020] A rear structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to
a seventh aspect is the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, in
which the rear fender is disposed below a seat for a rider to be
seated, a through-hole configured to connect an inside and an
outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side portion,
and a key cylinder constituting a part of a lock mechanism for the
seat is inserted through the through-hole.
[0021] According to the rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle of the seventh aspect, in the rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle of any one of the first to sixth aspects,
since the rear fender is disposed below the seat for the rider to
be seated, the through-hole configured to connect the inside and
the outside of the rear fender is provided in the second side
portion, and the key cylinder constituting a part of the lock
mechanism for the seat is inserted through the through-hole, it is
possible to form the through-hole for the key cylinder
simultaneously when manufacturing the rear fender without using a
special mold.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] These and further features of the invention will be apparent
with reference to the following description and drawings,
wherein:
[0023] FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle as an example of a
vehicle employing an embodiment of a rear structure for a
saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention;
[0024] FIG. 2 is a plan view of a rear fender;
[0025] FIG. 3A is a side view of the rear fender and FIG. 3B is a
cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a bending portion
40 is stood upright, and an end view taken along the line b-b in
FIG. 3A;
[0026] FIG. 4A is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4B is
a cross-sectional view taken along the line b-b in FIG. 4A;
[0027] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3A;
[0028] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where
the bending portion 40 is stood upright, and an end view taken
along the line b-b in FIG. 3A; and,
[0029] FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration view of a lock mechanism
for a seat.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0030] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a rear structure of a
saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention will be
described with reference to the drawings. Note that the drawings
should be seen in the direction of reference numerals. In the
following description, front and rear, left and right, as well as
up and down conform to the directions to be seen from a driver, and
front, rear, left, right, up, and down of the vehicle are denoted
respectively by Fr, Rr, L, R, U, and D in the drawings as
necessary. In each of the drawings, the same portions or
corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference
numerals.
[0031] A saddle-ride type vehicle illustrated in FIG. 1 is a
motorcycle, and includes a rear fender 10 made of resin and
covering an upper side of a rear wheel WR.
[0032] A front fork 2 is supported in a front portion of a
vehicle-body frame 1 to be steerable by using a handle 2h, and a
front wheel WF is supported in a front end of the front fork 2. A
power unit (engine) E is suspended in the vehicle-body frame 1, and
a rear wheel WR is driven by the power unit E. The rear wheel WR is
swingably supported to the vehicle-body frame 1 by means of a
swingarm 3. A fuel tank T is mounted on the vehicle-body frame 1,
and a seat 4 for a rider to be seated is provided on a rear portion
of the fuel tank T. The seat 4 is supported by seat rails 1r, which
form a rear portion of the vehicle-body frame 1.
[0033] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, the rear fender 10 includes:
a bottom portion 20 configured to face the rear wheel WR; first
side portions 30 (L, R) extending upward integrally from left and
right end portions of the bottom portion 20; and bending portions
40 (L, R) formed integrally with the bottom portion 20 to be
bendable at hinge portions 41 provided therebetween.
[0034] The bending portions 40 are bent and stood upright from the
bottom portion 20 as indicated by imaginary lines in FIGS. 3A and
5, and joined to the first side portions 30 to form second side
portions (40).
[0035] According to this rear structure for a saddle-ride type
vehicle, since the second side portions 40 are formed by bending
and standing the bending portions (40) from the bottom portion 20,
and joining the bending portions (40) to the first side portions
30, there is no need to engage tip ends of the bending portions
(40) with the bottom portion 20.
[0036] Therefore, this makes it possible to effectively utilize a
space on the bottom portion 20 of the rear fender.
[0037] The bottom portion 20 of this embodiment includes: a curved
portion 20C which has an arc shape in a side view to cover an upper
side and a front side of the rear wheel WR and has a convex shape
depressed upward in a cross-section seen from the front of the
vehicle (FIG. 3B); a bottom plate portion 20B which extends
frontward and slightly obliquely downward from a front lower end of
the curved portion 20C, while facing the rear wheel WR; and a front
plate portion 20F which extends frontward and slightly upward from
the bottom plate portion 20B.
[0038] The bending portions (40) of this embodiment are not in
engagement with any of the curved portion 20C, the bottom plate
portion 20B, and the front plate portion 20F of the bottom portion
20, and it is thus possible to effectively utilize all the spaces
on the curved portion 20C, the bottom plate portion 20B, and the
front plate portion 20F.
[0039] As illustrated in FIG. 3A, a height H2 of the second side
portions 40 extending upward from the hinge portions 41 is made
larger than a height H1 of the first side portions 30, that is,
H2>H1.
[0040] According to this structure, it is possible to manufacture
the second side portions 40, which are portions higher than the
bottom portion 20, in a state where the second side portions 40 are
developed relative to the bottom portion 20 through the hinge
portions 41 (see FIG. 2), and it is also possible to form the first
side portions 30, which are portions lower than the bottom portion
20, such that the first side portions 30 protrude upward from the
bottom portion 20. This makes it possible to reduce the size of a
manufacturing device.
[0041] As illustrated in FIG. 3B, the bottom portion 20 includes a
recess portion 21 depressed upward along an outer shape of the rear
wheel. The height H1 of the first side portions 30 is smaller than
or equal to a maximum height H3 of the recess portion 21 (FIG. 3A),
that is, H1.ltoreq.H3.
[0042] According to this structure, it is possible to avoid an
increase in the size of a forming mold.
[0043] As illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a joint portion 50 where
each first side portion 30 and the corresponding second side
portion 40 are joined together is formed by partially overlapping
the first side portion 30 and the second side portion 40 in a
vehicle-width direction (a left-right direction in FIG. 3B). The
joint portion 50 is covered with a cover member 5 from an outer
side in the vehicle-width direction as illustrated also in FIG.
1.
[0044] According to this structure, it is possible to prevent water
and the like from entering through the joint portions 50 while
simplifying the structure of the joint portions 50.
[0045] The illustrated cover members 5 are rear side covers which
cover sides of the rear fender 10 below the seat 4 and grab rails
4r.
[0046] As illustrated in FIG. 3B, an upper portion 42 of each
second side portion 40 is fastened and fixed together with the
first side portion 30 to the vehicle-body frame 1 (the seat rail 1r
in this embodiment) by a fastening member 51.
[0047] According to this structure, it is possible to reliably
prevent the first side portions 30 and the second side portions 40
from inclining relative to the bottom portion 20 (inclining in the
left-right direction in FIG. 3B).
[0048] In FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 33h denotes insertion
holes provided in the first side portions 30 for the fastening
members 51; and 43h denotes insertion holes provided in the second
side portions 40 for the fastening members 51.
[0049] Reference numeral 44f denotes engaging claws provided near
the insertion holes 43h, and the engaging claws 44f engage with
engaging holes 34h provided in the first side portions 30 near the
insertion holes 33h.
[0050] Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 5, in this
embodiment, engaging claws 45f, 46f are provided on the front and
rear sides of each second side portion 40, and engaging holes 25h,
26h, which engage with the engaging claws 45f, 46f, are provided in
each lateral side portion of the bottom portion 20. In addition,
fastening portions (holes for fastening members) 47, 48 are
provided in front and rear sides of a bottom portion of each second
side portion 40, and fastening portions 27, 28, which are fastened
to these fastening portions 47, 48, are provided in the bottom
portion 20 (20B). Clip nuts (not illustrated) are attached on the
fastening portions 27, 28 on the bottom portion side, and bolts are
connected to the clip nuts from the outer side of each second side
portion 40 stood upright, so that the lower portion of the second
side portion 40 is fastened and fixed to the bottom portion 20.
[0051] In this way, the second side portions 40 of this embodiment
are fixed to the bottom portion 20 not only by the joint portions
50 but also by the joining of the engaging claws 45f, 46f and the
engaging holes 25h, 26h, as well as the joining of the fastening
portions 47, 48 and the fastening portions 27, 28. This makes it
possible to reliably prevent the second side portions 40 from
inclining relative to the bottom portion 20.
[0052] As illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 5, and 6, electrical components
(61, 62) are fixed to the bottom portion 20 near the hinge portions
41.
[0053] According to this structure, since the electrical components
(61, 62) are fixed to the bottom portion 20 near the hinge portions
41, which are at lower positions in the rear fender 10, it is
possible to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle (see FIG.
1).
[0054] Reference numeral 61 denotes a turn signal relay, which is
disposed in a housing recess portion 22 depressed downward in the
bottom portion 20; 62 denotes an ABS unit disposed on an upper
portion of the turn signal relay 61; 63 denotes a canister disposed
to the left of the ABS unit 62; 23, 23 denote ABS unit attachment
portions; 24 denotes an attachment portion for the ABS unit and the
canister; and 25 denotes a canister attachment portion.
[0055] An opening is provided in a front side of the housing recess
portion 22 for the turn signal relay 61, and a coupler (not
illustrated) is connected to the turn signal relay 61 through the
opening.
[0056] Reference numerals 26, 26 denote fender supporting
portions.
[0057] Reference numeral 49 denotes attachment portions for an ETC
tray 64 (FIG. 5), one attachment portion 49 is provided in each of
the front and rear sides of each of the left and right second side
portions 40, so that four attachment portions 49 are provided in
total. An ETC unit 65 is mounted on the ETC tray 64.
[0058] In FIG. 6, reference numeral 62b is an attachment bracket
for the ABS unit; and 63b denotes an attachment bracket for the
canister.
[0059] Reference numeral 66 denotes a regulator attached on a
bottom face of the bottom plate portion 20B.
[0060] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the rear fender 10 is disposed
below the seat 4 for the rider to be seated. A through-hole 40h
(see FIGS. 4A and 5) configured to connect an inside and an outside
of the rear fender 10 is provided in one of the second side
portions 40. A key cylinder 71 (FIGS. 1 and 6) constituting a part
of a lock mechanism 70 (FIG. 7) for the seat 4 is inserted through
the through-hole 40h.
[0061] According to this structure, it is possible to form the
through-hole 40h for the key cylinder 71 simultaneously when
manufacturing the rear fender 10 without using a special mold.
[0062] As the lock mechanism 70, a publicly known mechanism may be
employed. For example, the basic configuration thereof may be as
illustrated in FIG. 7. Specifically, the seat 4 is made openable
and closable at a hinge 4h, and an engaging member 72 is fixed to
the seat 4 on the opposite side to the hinge 4h, and hook 74, which
is attached to a vehicle body to be turnable about a shaft 73, is
provided to be engageable with and disengageable from the engaging
member 72. A return spring 76 is provided between the hook 74 and
the vehicle body, and the hook 74 and the key cylinder 71 are
co-operatively connected by a wire 75, such that the hook 74 is
turned to an unlocking side (in the direction of an arrow a) by
operating the key cylinder 71 using a key (not illustrated), and
after the operation, the hook 74 is returned to a locking side (in
the direction of an arrow b) by the action of the return spring
76.
[0063] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3A, the rear fender 10 is
provided in a front portion thereof with hanging portions 11 for a
cross member 1c of the vehicle-body frame 1 and in a rear portion
thereof with hanging portions 12 for a cross member 1rc in a rear
portion of the seat rails 1r.
[0064] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3A, the rear fender 10 is
attached to the vehicle-body frame 1 by hanging the hanging
portions 11 in the front portion onto the cross member 1c and
hanging the hanging portions 12 in the rear portion onto the cross
member 1rc, and then fastening and fixing the upper portion 42 of
each second side portion 40 to the seat rail 1r together with the
first side portion 30 with the fastening member 51.
[0065] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been
described so far, the present invention is not limited to the
above-described embodiment, and modifications may be made as
appropriate within the scope of the present invention.
LIST OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0066] 1 VEHICLE-BODY FRAME
[0067] 4 SEAT
[0068] 5 COVER MEMBER
[0069] WR REAR WHEEL
[0070] 10 REAR FENDER
[0071] 20 BOTTOM PORTION
[0072] 21 RECESS PORTION
[0073] 30 FIRST SIDE PORTION
[0074] 40 SECOND SIDE PORTION (BENDING PORTION)
[0075] 40h THROUGH-HOLE
[0076] 41 HINGE PORTION
[0077] 42 UPPER PORTION
[0078] 50 JOINT PORTION
[0079] 51 FASTENING MEMBER
[0080] 61, 62 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT
[0081] 70 LOCK MECHANISM
[0082] 71 KEY CYLINDER
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