Motorcycle storage box

Abstract

The present invention provides a motorcycle storage box, which comprises a storage box body, a seat cushion and at least one stopper. The seat cushion is pivotally connected to the front of the storage box body and can swing between an open position and a closed position. The at least one stopper is located in front of the storage box body. When the seat cushion swings to the open position, the at least one stopper positions the seat cushion in the open position. Thus, the stopper can provide an additional support force, limit the maximum swing angle of the seat cushion, and disperse stress, thereby preventing the storage box body from breaking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a storage box structure for a motorcycle, and more particularly to a motorcycle storage box. Background Technology

[0002] Existing motorcycle storage boxes include a storage box body and a seat. The storage box body is integrated with a frame, and a central recess in the storage box body forms an accommodating space. The seat is pivotally connected to the storage box body and can swing to engage with it. Generally, the pivot point between the seat and the storage box body is located in front of the storage box body near the handlebars of the frame. Thus, when a user opens the seat and swings it forward, the accommodating space of the storage box body can be used to place the user's helmet or personal belongings, thereby improving the convenience of the motorcycle.

[0003] However, since the seat of the existing motorcycle storage box is simply pivotally connected to the main body of the storage box, if the user accidentally pushes the seat forward while it is open, the main body of the storage box will break near the pivot point where it is connected to the seat, due to the insufficient structural strength of the existing motorcycle storage box. Therefore, the existing motorcycle storage box has the problem of being easily damaged by improper use, and there are indeed areas that need to be improved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] [The problem the invention aims to solve]

[0005] To address the problem that existing motorcycle storage boxes are prone to breakage or damage due to insufficient structural strength and lack of mechanisms to prevent improper use by users, especially when the seat is open, this invention provides an improved motorcycle storage box, which is further described below.

[0006] [Technical means to solve the problem]

[0007] This invention relates to a motorcycle storage box, which is applied to a vehicle body having a longitudinal direction. The motorcycle storage box includes:

[0008] A storage box body includes a seat support and a storage space, the seat support forming an opening, and the storage space located below the opening;

[0009] A cushion, pivotally connected to the front of the storage box body in the front-rear direction, is swayable between an open position and a closed position. The cushion has a supported portion and an surrounding space. When the cushion is in the closed position, it covers the opening and is positioned above the storage box body, with the supported portion abutting against the cushion's supporting portion. The surrounding space is formed on the inner sidewall of the cushion.

[0010] At least one stop is located in front of the storage box body, and after the cushion swings to the open position, the at least one stop extends into the surrounding space and positions the cushion in the open position.

[0011] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box includes a supporting reinforcement member, which is detachably disposed on the storage box body near the position where the storage box body is pivotally connected to the seat.

[0012] In the aforementioned motorcycle storage box, the seat is pivotally connected to the storage box body via a pivot assembly. The pivot assembly is mounted on the storage box body, and the support reinforcement is fixedly connected to the pivot assembly, so that the support reinforcement abuts against the pivot assembly.

[0013] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box, wherein the supporting reinforcement includes at least one auxiliary fixing part, which is fixed to the storage box body at a position different from that fixed to the pivot assembly.

[0014] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box has two stops that are integrally formed on both sides of the support reinforcement, and together position the seat in the open position.

[0015] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box has a connecting part, the seat is pivotally connected to the connecting part, and the storage box body is provided with a reinforcing rib on each side of the connecting part.

[0016] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box includes a support surface for each stop portion, and a buffer member is provided on the support surface. When the seat is in the open position, the buffer member abuts against the inner side wall of the seat.

[0017] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box, wherein the buffer element is a structure made of flexible material.

[0018] The aforementioned motorcycle storage box, when viewed from the side, has its lower edge closer to the underside of the vehicle body than the lower edge of the cushion when the seat is in the closed position.

[0019] [Effects of the invention]

[0020] By virtue of the above-described technical features, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0021] 1. The stop provides additional support when the seat cushion swings to the open position, limiting the maximum swing angle of the seat cushion and dispersing the stress transmitted to the joint of the storage box body via the pivot assembly, thereby preventing the storage box body from breaking.

[0022] 2. The stop portion is formed near the pivot assembly, which minimizes the volume of the stop portion, thereby reducing the weight of the support reinforcement and saving costs.

[0023] 3. The support reinforcement closely abuts against the pivot assembly and is jointly fixed to the front side of the storage box body, which can improve the strength of the support and prevent the storage box body from breaking.

[0024] 4. Each of these cushioning components can reduce the impact force on the storage box body when the seat is opened to its maximum angle.

[0025] 5. The lower edge of the seat cushion is closer to the bottom of the vehicle body than the lower edge of the cushioning component, which improves the aesthetics. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the usage state of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 2 This is a partially enlarged perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of the image.

[0029] Figure 4 This is a partially enlarged exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 5 This is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of the image.

[0032] List of reference numerals

[0033] 10: Storage box body

[0034] 11: Seat cushion support section

[0035] 12: Storage space

[0036] 13: Joint

[0037] 131: Strengthen the ribs

[0038] 14: Auxiliary joint

[0039] 20: Pivot assembly

[0040] 30: Supporting reinforcement components

[0041] 31: Main conjunction

[0042] 32: Auxiliary fixing part

[0043] 33: Stop section

[0044] 34: Buffer

[0045] 40: Seat Cushion

[0046] 401: Inner wall

[0047] 41: Supported part

[0048] 42: Lower edge

[0049] 70: Vehicle body

[0050] D: Forward and backward direction. Detailed Implementation

[0051] To gain a detailed understanding of the technical features and practical effects of the present invention, and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings are described in further detail below.

[0052] This invention relates to a motorcycle storage box, and its preferred embodiment is as follows: Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the motorcycle storage box is applied to a vehicle body 70, and the vehicle body 70 includes a front-to-back direction D. The front-to-back direction D is defined with the direction of travel facing a motorcyclist riding on the vehicle body 70 as the front, the direction the motorcyclist's back faces as the rear, and the left and right sides of the motorcyclist as the left and right sides (collectively referred to as the sides). The terms "above" and "below" refer to the spatial relationship when the vehicle body 70 is in an upright position. Figure 2 The vehicle body shown is 70. Figure 1 The diagram shows the frame structure of the vehicle body 70 after omitting the outer shell.

[0053] Taking the accompanying drawings of this invention as an example, Figure 2 The upper left side or Figure 1 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The left side is defined as the front. Figure 2 The lower right side or Figure 1 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The right side is defined as the rear, and the motorcycle storage box system includes a storage box body 10, a pivot assembly 20, a seat 40 and at least a stop 33.

[0054] Please see Figures 2 to 5As shown, the storage box body 10 is integrally formed, for example, by injection molding. The storage box body 10 includes a seat support portion 11, a storage space 12, and a connecting portion 13. The seat support portion 11 is formed near the top of the storage box body 10, and the seat support portion 11 forms an opening. The storage space 12 is located below the opening and is used to hold items. The connecting portion 13 is formed on the front side of the seat support portion 11, and the storage box body 10 has a reinforcing rib 131 on the left and right sides of the connecting portion 13, that is, the connecting portion 13 has two reinforcing ribs 131 to strengthen the structure of the connecting portion 13.

[0055] Please see as follows Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the seat cushion 40 is pivotally connected to the joint 13 of the storage box body 10 via the pivot assembly 20, and can be positioned as follows: Figure 5 The opening position shown is as follows: Figure 6 It swings between the closed positions shown, where, as Figure 3 As shown, the cushion 40 has a supported part 41, which can be a waterproof strip. When the cushion 40 is in the closed position, the cushion 40 covers the opening and is located above the storage box body 10. The supported part 41 abuts against the cushion support part 11 of the storage box body 10, thereby improving the airtightness of the storage space 12.

[0056] Furthermore, such as Figures 2 to 5 As shown, the bottom surface of the cushion 40 is concave to form a concave inner sidewall 401, and the inner sidewall 401 surrounds a surrounding space.

[0057] Please see as follows Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown, at least one stop 33 is located in front of the storage box body 10. After the cushion 40 swings to the open position, the at least one stop 33 extends into the surrounding space of the cushion 40 and positions the cushion 40 in the open position. In other words, when the user opens the cushion 40, it is limited by the stop 33, thus preventing the cushion 40 from swinging too much and causing the joint 13 of the storage box body 10, i.e., the part pivotally connected to the cushion 40, to bear excessive stress and break. Furthermore, the front side of the stop 33 forms a support abutment surface, and a buffer member 34 is provided on the support abutment surface. When the cushion 40 is in the open position, the buffer member 34 abuts against the inner sidewall 401 of the cushion 40, and the buffer member 34 can be a structure made of flexible material, such as a rubber pad or a spring. In this way, when the seat cushion 40 is in the open position, but is continuously subjected to force in the direction of increasing the swing angle, or is subjected to the impact force of a collision, the buffer 34 can absorb the impact force and reduce the stress transmitted to the joint 13 by deformation.

[0058] For further information, please refer to [examples of other resources]. Figure 6 As shown, when viewed from the side, the lower edge 42 of the motorcycle storage box is closer to the bottom of the vehicle body 70 than the lower edge of the buffer 34 when the seat 40 is in the closed position. That is, when the seat 40 is in the closed position, it completely covers the buffer 34, thereby improving the aesthetics of the motorcycle.

[0059] Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 4 As shown, the storage box body 10 has two auxiliary connecting portions 14, which are formed on both sides of the connecting portion 13, and each of the reinforcing ribs 131 is connected between the connecting portion 13 and one of the auxiliary connecting portions 14; as Figures 3 to 5 As shown, the motorcycle storage box includes a support reinforcement 30, which is a metal component with high rigidity. The support reinforcement 30 includes a main connecting section 31, two auxiliary fixing parts 32, two stop parts 33, and two buffer parts 34. The main connecting section 31 is fixed to the connecting part 13 of the storage box body 10 together with the pivot assembly 20, so that the support reinforcement 30 and the pivot assembly 20 are in close contact. The two auxiliary fixing parts 32 are connected to the left and right sides of the main connecting section 31. Each of the auxiliary fixing parts 32 is directly fixed to one of the auxiliary connecting parts 14 of the storage box body 10. This can transfer part of the stress on the pivot assembly 20 to a position different from the connecting part 13, that is, different from the position where the support reinforcement 30 is fixed to the pivot assembly 20, thereby achieving the effect of dispersing stress and avoiding stress concentration at the connecting part 13, which could cause the storage box body 10 to break.

[0060] Since the auxiliary fixing parts 32 are only provided to help distribute stress, their number can be one or more, or they can be fixed to other positions different from the joint part 13, which will not be described in detail here.

[0061] Furthermore, the two stop portions 33 are integrally formed by extending forward from the two auxiliary fixing portions 32, and together they position the seat cushion 40 in the open position. Each buffer member 34 is correspondingly assembled on one of the stop portions 33. This configuration is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In other possible embodiments, each stop portion 33 may also be integrally formed by extending forward from the storage box body 10, assembled on the storage box body 10 or the support reinforcement member 30, or integrally formed on or assembled on other parts of the vehicle body 70.

[0062] By virtue of the above-described technical features, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0063] 1. The stop portion 33 provides an additional support force when the seat cushion 40 swings to the open position, limiting the maximum swing angle of the seat cushion 40 and dispersing the stress transmitted to the joint portion 13 of the storage box body 10 via the pivot assembly 20, thereby preventing the storage box body 10 from breaking.

[0064] 2. The stop portion 33 is formed near the pivot assembly 20, which minimizes the volume of the stop portion 33, thereby reducing the weight of the support reinforcement 30 and saving costs.

[0065] 3. The support reinforcement 30 is closely abutted against the pivot assembly 20 and is fixed together to the front side of the storage box body 10, which can improve the strength of the support and prevent the storage box body 10 from breaking.

[0066] 4. Each of the buffer components 34 can reduce the impact force on the storage box body when the seat cushion 40 is opened to the maximum angle.

[0067] 5. The lower edge 42 of the seat cushion 40 is closer to the bottom of the vehicle body 70 than the lower edge of the cushion 34, which improves the aesthetics.

[0068] In summary, the descriptions provided here are merely of the implementation methods or embodiments of the technical means employed by the present invention to solve the problem, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, all variations and modifications that conform to the wording of the claims of the present invention, or that are equivalent to those made in accordance with the claims of the present invention, are covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A motorcycle storage box, characterized in that, It is applied to a vehicle body, and the vehicle body has a longitudinal direction. The motorcycle storage box includes: A storage box body includes a seat support and a storage space, wherein the seat support forms an opening and the storage space is located below the opening; A cushion is pivotally connected to the front of the storage box body in the front-rear direction and can swing between an open position and a closed position. The cushion has a supported part and an surrounding space. When the cushion is in the closed position, the cushion covers the opening and is located above the storage box body, and the supported part abuts against the cushion support part. The surrounding space is formed on the inner sidewall of the cushion. as well as At least one stop is located in front of the storage box body, and after the seat cushion swings to the open position, the at least one stop extends into the surrounding space and positions the seat cushion in the open position. The motorcycle storage box includes a supporting reinforcement member, which is detachably disposed on the storage box body near the position where the storage box body is pivotally connected to the seat. The seat is pivotally connected to the storage box body via a pivot assembly, which is assembled on the storage box body. The supporting reinforcement member is fixedly connected to the pivot assembly, so that the supporting reinforcement member abuts against the pivot assembly. The supporting reinforcement member includes at least one auxiliary fixing part, which is fixedly connected to the storage box body at a position different from that fixedly connected to the pivot assembly.

2. The motorcycle storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The motorcycle storage box has two stops, which are integrally formed on both sides of the support reinforcement, and together position the seat in the open position.

3. The motorcycle storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The storage box body has a connecting part, the seat cushion is pivotally connected to the connecting part, and the storage box body has a reinforcing rib on each side of the connecting part.

4. The motorcycle storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, Each of the stop portions is provided with a supporting abutment surface, and a buffer member is provided on the supporting abutment surface. When the seat cushion is in the open position, the buffer member abuts against the inner sidewall of the seat cushion.

5. The motorcycle storage box according to claim 4, characterized in that, The buffer is a structure made of flexible material.

6. The motorcycle storage box according to claim 4, characterized in that, Viewed from the side, when the seat is in the closed position, the lower edge of the seat is closer to the bottom of the vehicle body than the lower edge of the cushion.

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