motorcycle

Abstract

Motorcycle (10) with a structural component (12), a cover (20) and a receiving device (32), wherein the cover (20) is detachably mounted on the structural component (12) and has a fastening side (26) which, in the mounted state, is opposite the structural component (12), and wherein the receiving device (32) is arranged on the mounting side (26) of the cover (20) and is designed to receive a mobile terminal device (42), characterized in that the mounting side (26) is an inside of the cover (20), and that the receiving device (32) is part of an insert (30) of the cover (20).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a motorcycle.

[0002] To store items such as a mobile device on a motorcycle, a storage compartment is usually provided beneath a cover. This cover could be, for example, a seat, especially a passenger seat, a rear cover, or a cowl.

[0003] Due to the design of the motorcycles, the available storage space under the cover is becoming increasingly smaller.

[0004] US 5 303 795 A concerns a motorcycle which has fold-out storage compartments arranged in the fairing.

[0005] DE 10 2018 216 281 A1 relates to an assembly for a vehicle, in particular a motorcycle, comprising a vehicle component, a storage compartment attached to the vehicle component, and a vacuum source, wherein the storage compartment has a receiving space for a mobile terminal device, an air supply into the receiving space, and an air discharge from the receiving space, wherein the air discharge is fluidically connected to the vacuum source.

[0006] WO 2018 / 142252 A1 concerns an arrangement with a saddle and a storage compartment located under the saddle for a motorcycle. The storage compartment is equipped with inflatable devices to secure or hold objects placed within it.

[0007] EP 1 906 362 A2 relates to a two-wheeler, such as a motorcycle, with a storage compartment arranged below a seat of the motorcycle.

[0008] The object of the invention is therefore to provide a simple, compact storage option on a motorcycle.

[0009] The object of the invention is achieved by a motorcycle comprising a structural component, a cover, and a receiving device, wherein the cover is detachably mounted on the structural component and has a mounting side that, in the mounted state, faces the structural component. The receiving device is arranged on the mounting side of the cover and is designed to receive a mobile device.

[0010] The invention is based on the fundamental idea of ​​providing a mounting device on the underside of the cover. The cover is detachably mounted to the structural component, allowing it to be easily removed from the motorcycle's structural component to store a mobile device on the cover. The mounting device thus provides a simple storage option.

[0011] In other words, the existing cavity between the cover and the motorcycle's structural component is used to securely store items such as a mobile device. This eliminates the need for the storage space provided on the structural component, or it simply creates additional storage space on the motorcycle itself.

[0012] The cover can be removed from the structural component without tools, for example using the vehicle key.

[0013] One aspect of the invention provides that the mounting surface is an inner and / or underside of the cover. In this way, the mobile device is protected from external influences within the mounting device.

[0014] To easily adapt the mounting device to the dimensions of the mobile device, the mounting device can be part of an insert for the cover.

[0015] In other words, the insert and therefore the mounting device can be easily replaced.

[0016] For example, the insert can be detachably attached to the mounting side of the cover by means of a snap connection.

[0017] Alternatively, the receiving device can also be arranged directly on the cover, in particular be firmly attached to the cover.

[0018] In one embodiment of the invention, the receiving device extends primarily in the transverse direction of the vehicle. The dimensions of the cover in the transverse direction are typically determined by boundary conditions, such as the seat width. Thus, the available space is utilized by the receiving device.

[0019] Alternatively or additionally, the mounting device can be designed to hold the mobile device in such a way that its longitudinal direction extends primarily in the transverse direction of the vehicle. This allows the cover to be designed as compactly as possible in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0020] The term "primarily" means that the longitudinal direction of the mobile device extends more in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle than in the transverse direction of the vehicle.

[0021] For example, the longitudinal direction of the mobile device has an angle greater than or equal to 0° and less than 45° to the transverse direction of the vehicle.

[0022] It is also conceivable that the receiving device extends primarily in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and / or that the receiving device is designed to receive the mobile device in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the mobile device extends primarily in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0023] In one embodiment of the invention, the receiving device is a pocket integrated into the cover, in particular into the insert, wherein the pocket forms a receiving cavity. In this way, a cost-effective receiving device is formed.

[0024] In other words, the receiving device is a protrusion in the cover that extends in the vertical direction of the motorcycle when the cover is installed.

[0025] To securely store the mobile device in the holder, the pocket or recess can be closed, in particular by means of a zipper or Velcro fastener.

[0026] It is also conceivable that the receiving device is a shell molded onto the cover, particularly the insert, with the shell forming the receiving cavity. The shell thus provides protection for the mobile device.

[0027] In particular, the shell is dimensionally stable and can withstand a certain amount of force.

[0028] For example, the shell is made of plastic.

[0029] It is conceivable that the receiving cavity extends primarily in the transverse direction of the vehicle. In this way, the mobile device is compactly arranged within the receiving cavity.

[0030] The mounting cavity can have an opening that, when the cover is installed, is located on a transverse side of the motorcycle. This allows for easy placement of the mobile device in the mount.

[0031] For example, the opening of the receiving cavity extends over at least one third of a longitudinal side of the cover, in particular the insert.

[0032] In order to be able to charge the mobile device even while riding the motorcycle, a charging opening can be provided on the mounting device, which leads into the mounting cavity, the charging opening being designed to guide a charging cable into the mounting cavity.

[0033] Alternatively, the mounting cavity can have a charging plug and / or a charging socket. This allows the mobile device to be easily connected electrically to the motorcycle within the mounting cavity.

[0034] To protect the mobile device from slipping or impacts caused by uneven road surfaces and the resulting relative movement between the cover and the device, at least one fixing device can be provided on the mounting side. This fixing device applies a force to the mounting device in the upward direction of the motorcycle.

[0035] In other words, the mobile device is pressed against the cover, especially against the insert, by means of the fixing agent, so that the mobile device is protected from slipping or from impacts.

[0036] For example, two fixing devices are provided, spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction of the vehicle.

[0037] In one embodiment of the invention, the fixing element is elastic. This allows for easy insertion of the mobile device into the receiving device.

[0038] For example, the fixing device is a rubber band that is attached to the mounting surface at one end. Rubber bands are very inexpensive.

[0039] Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and from the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made below. The drawings show: - Fig. 1 a side view of a motorcycle according to the invention, - Fig. 2 a view from below of a cover Fig. 1, and - Fig. 3 a longitudinal section through a further design of a cover.

[0040] Fig. Figure 1 shows a side view of a motorcycle 10 with a frame 11 and structural components 12, with a front wheel 14 and a rear wheel 16 suspended on the frame 11.

[0041] The structural components 12 form two mounts 18 for covers 20 of the motorcycle 10.

[0042] For example, the structural components 12 attached to the frame 11 are support structures and / or fairing components of the motorcycle 10.

[0043] Furthermore, in Fig. Figure 1 shows the coordinate system that will be used below to describe the cover 20. The coordinate system is defined by the vehicle's longitudinal direction L, its transverse direction Q, and its vertical direction H of the motorcycle 10 (see arrows in Figure 1). Fig. 1).

[0044] In the embodiment of the Fig. In the rear mounting 18 (in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle), a hump cover 22 is attached as a cover 20. The hump cover 22 is also known as the rear cover.

[0045] The cover 20 is mounted on an inside side of the motorcycle 10.

[0046] In general, cover 20 can also be a bench seat, especially a passenger seat.

[0047] The hump cover 22 is mounted in the receptacle 18 of the motorcycle 10 and can be removed without tools. In the embodiment of the Fig. 1 A vehicle lock 24 is provided for this purpose, which can be operated by means of a corresponding key of the motorcycle 10 in order to operate a locking mechanism connected to the vehicle lock 24 for releasing the cover 20.

[0048] Fig. Figure 2 shows the cover 20 in a view from below in the installed position of the cover 20 on the motorcycle 10.

[0049] More precisely, it shows Fig. 2 a fastening side 26 of the cover 20, i.e. the side of the cover 20 which, in the mounted state of the cover 20, borders the receptacle 18 or is opposite the structural component 12.

[0050] The fastening side 26 is therefore a bottom side 27 of the cover 20.

[0051] On the mounting side 26 of the cover 20, two mounting devices 28 are provided, via which the cover 20 is mounted on the receptacle 18 or the motorcycle 10.

[0052] More precisely, the fastening devices 28 are arranged on an insert 30 and the cover 20 can be mounted on the structural component 12 via the insert 30.

[0053] The insert 30 is arranged on the mounting side 26 and in Fig. 2 is detachably attached via a snap connection 31 to the underside 27 of the cover 20.

[0054] In general, the insert 30 can also be firmly attached to the cover 20 and form a support for the cover 20.

[0055] The insert 30 has a receiving device 32 and two fixing means 34 on the fastening side 26, which are spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction Q of the vehicle.

[0056] The receiving device 32 is in the embodiment of the Fig. 2 a bag integrated into the insert 30 33.

[0057] The fixing means 34 are two rubber bands 35, each attached at its end to the insert 30 and spanning the receiving device 32 in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle. The rubber bands 35 exert a force on the receiving device 32 in the vertical direction H of the vehicle. The fixing means 34 are therefore elastic.

[0058] The receiving device 32 has a locking mechanism 36, a loading opening 38 and forms a receiving cavity 40 in the vehicle's upward direction Q between the in Fig. 2 shown side of the receiving device 32 and the insert 30. A mobile terminal 42 is indicated by dashed lines in the receiving cavity 40.

[0059] In other words, the receiving device 32 is designed to receive the mobile terminal 42.

[0060] More precisely, the receiving device 32 receives the mobile device 42 in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the mobile device 42 extends in the transverse direction Q of the vehicle.

[0061] In general, the receiving device 32 can also receive the mobile terminal 42 in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the mobile terminal 42 extends in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle.

[0062] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 2, the receiving device 32 extends primarily in the transverse direction Q of the motorcycle 10, i.e., the receiving device 32 has a greater extension in the transverse direction Q of the vehicle than in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle or in the vertical direction H of the vehicle.

[0063] In the embodiment of the Fig. Figure 2 shows the closing mechanism 36 as a zipper 44 extending in the transverse direction Q of the vehicle. The zipper 44 is shown in its closed state.

[0064] In general, a Velcro fastener is also conceivable as a closure mechanism 36 instead of the zipper 44.

[0065] In its open state, the zipper 44 forms an opening 46 which, in the installed position of the cover 20, extends in the transverse direction Q of the vehicle over a length 48.

[0066] The opening 46 is arranged on one longitudinal side of the cover 20 and the opening 46 extends over 40% of the length 50 of the cover 20.

[0067] In general, the opening 46 extends over at least about one third of the longitudinal side of the cover 20. The length 48 is therefore generally at least one third of the length 50 of the cover.

[0068] The mobile device 42 can be inserted into and removed from the receiving cavity 40 via the opening 46.

[0069] The charging opening 38 leads into the receiving cavity 40, so that a charging cable (not shown) can be routed through the charging opening 38 to connect the mobile device 42 to the vehicle electrical system of the motorcycle 10, for example via a USB connection.

[0070] Furthermore, the mobile device 42 is acted upon by the fixing agents 34 in the direction of the insertion 30.

[0071] In other words, the mobile device 42 is pressed against the insert 30 by the fixing means 34, so that the mobile device 42 cannot move in the vehicle's vertical direction H and slippage of the mobile device 42 in the vehicle's longitudinal direction L and / or in the vehicle's transverse direction Q is prevented.

[0072] The mounting device 32 thus creates a simple and compact storage space beneath the cover 20 of the motorcycle 10, allowing the mobile device 42 to be securely stowed. The fixing elements 34, i.e., the rubber bands 35, also prevent the mobile device 42 from slipping. Furthermore, the fixing elements 34 prevent the mobile device 42 from colliding with the insert 30, thus protecting the mobile device 42 within the mounting device 32.

[0073] Additionally, the mobile device 42 can be connected to the on-board electrical system of the motorcycle 10 via the charging cable, which is guided through the charging opening 38 into the receiving cavity 40, for example to charge the energy storage of the mobile device 42 and / or to connect the mobile device 42 to the motorcycle 10.

[0074] Fig. Figure 3 shows a section in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle through a further embodiment of the cover 20. The further embodiment of the cover 20 essentially corresponds to the embodiment of the Fig. 2, so only the differences will be discussed below. Identical and functionally equivalent components are marked with the same reference symbols.

[0075] In contrast to the design of the Fig. 2 the receiving device 32 is a shell 52 molded directly onto the cover 20.

[0076] The tray 52 is made of plastic and defines the receiving cavity 40 for the mobile device 42. For clarity, the mobile device 42 is designed as follows: Fig. 3 not shown.

[0077] On an inside side of the shell 52, a charging plug and / or a charging socket 54 is also provided to connect the mobile device 42 to the on-board electrical system of the motorcycle 10.

[0078] Furthermore, the shell 52 does not have a closing mechanism 36, and the opening 46 of the receiving cavity 40 is formed by a corresponding opening in the shell 52. The shell 52 is therefore open to the rear in the longitudinal direction L of the vehicle.

[0079] However, the opening 46 does not extend over the entire longitudinal side of the shell 52, but has a length 48 which is smaller than the longitudinal side of the mobile device 42.

[0080] In addition, the fixing means 34 span the opening of the tray 52, so that the mobile device 42 cannot slip out of the tray 52.

[0081] Naturally, the various features of the cover 20 designs can be combined in any way desired.

[0082] For example, the tray 52 can also be provided on the insert 30 of the cover 20, or the pocket 33 can be integrated directly into the cover 20.

[0083] Furthermore, the charging socket 54 can also be provided in the pocket 33 or the charging opening 38 on the shell 52.

Claims

[1] Motorcycle (10) with a structural component (12), a cover (20) and a receiving device (32), wherein the cover (20) is detachably mounted on the structural component (12) and has a fastening side (26) which, in the mounted state, is opposite the structural component (12), and wherein the receiving device (32) is arranged on the fastening side (26) of the cover (20) and is designed to receive a mobile terminal device (42), characterized by , that the fastening side (26) is an inside of the cover (20), and that the receiving device (32) is part of an insert (30) of the cover (20). [2] Motorcycle (10) according to claim 1, characterized by , that the insert (30) is detachably attached to the mounting side (26) of the cover (20) by means of a snap connection (31). [3] Motorcycle (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized bythat the receiving device (32) extends primarily in the transverse direction (Q) of the vehicle and / or that the receiving device (32) is designed to receive the mobile terminal (42) in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the mobile terminal (42) extends primarily in the transverse direction (Q) of the vehicle. [4] Motorcycle (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the receiving device (32) is a pocket (33) integrated into the cover (20), in particular into the insert (30), or a shell (52) molded onto the cover (20), in particular onto the insert (30), wherein the pocket (33) or the shell (52) forms a receiving cavity (40). [5] Motorcycle (10) according to claim 4, characterized bythat the receiving cavity (40) has an opening (46) which, in the installed position of the cover (20), is arranged on a transverse side (Q) of the motorcycle (10), in particular wherein the opening (46) extends over at least one third of a longitudinal side of the cover (20), in particular of the insert (30). [6] Motorcycle (10) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by , that a charging opening (38) is provided on the receiving device (32) which opens into the receiving cavity (40), wherein the charging opening (38) is designed to guide a charging cable into the receiving cavity (40), or that a charging plug and / or a charging socket (54) is provided within the receiving cavity (40). [7] Motorcycle (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that at least one fixing means (34) is provided on the fastening side (26) which applies a force in the upward direction (H) of the motorcycle (10) to the receiving device (32). [8] Motorcycle (10) according to claim 7, wherein the fixing means (34) is elastic, in particular wherein the fixing means (34) is a rubber band (35) which is attached at its end to the fastening side (26).

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