Camping trike

Abstract

To provide a camping trike including a counter table which is also used as a footrest space cover in a rear cabin made by remodeling a hatchback car and two underfloor storage spaces.SOLUTION: In a camping trike, an area at the front relative to a center pillar part of a hatchback car is open and a front body cover formed in a shape that allows expansion of a living space is attached to the open front part to form a rear cabin. In the rear cabin, the living space comprising a rear seat back surface space formed by folding a rear seat forward, a rear seat footrest space, and a luggage space is formed. The rear seat footrest space is covered by a footrest space cover to form a first underfloor storage space, and a tire house part located below the luggage space is covered by a luggage space cover to form a second underfloor storage space. Means for allowing the footrest space cover to function as a counter table at the indoor side of the front body cover is adopted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a counter table that shares a footrest space cover in a rear cabin obtained by modifying a hatchback vehicle, and a camping trike having two underfloor storage spaces.

Background Art

[0002] Proposals for conventional three-wheeled motorcycles (trikes) include, for example, a three-wheeled vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a "trike") having a vehicle body, one front wheel steered by a handlebar attached to the vehicle body, and a pair of left and right rear wheels driven by an engine mounted on the vehicle body, which is not a trike equipped with a European-made automobile engine or a motorcycle engine, but is characterized by being equipped with a used engine of a highly reliable Japanese-made automobile. "Trike equipped with a used engine of a Japanese-made automobile" (Patent Document - 1) has been proposed.

[0003] Also, remove the rear tire of a motorcycle, attach a sprocket (power transmission device) to the shaft portion, transmit power to the trike unit by chain drive, and the trike unit is attached to the vehicle body using the pulley case, suspension, and muffler mounting holes on the engine side. By doing so, trike units of various manufacturers can be easily attached, and "a trike" (Patent Document - 2) that can also be manufactured with automobile parts by attaching a sprocket to a housing for a light four-wheeled vehicle has been proposed.

[0004] However, none of the above proposals for three-wheeled motorcycles (trikes) are camping trikes having a counter table that shares a footrest space cover in a rear cabin and two underfloor storage spaces as in the present invention.

[0005] On the one hand, camping trikes with a camping trike connected to the rear of a large motorcycle have been publicly available on the Internet. However, since the rear cabin itself that is connected has a certain vehicle length and width, there has been a problem that the driving performance in cornering unique to motorcycles cannot be exhibited.

[0006] In view of the above problems, the applicant of the present application has developed a camping trike that shares a counter table with a footrest space cover in a rear cabin obtained by modifying a hatchback car and has two underfloor storage spaces under the concept of whether it is possible to provide a camping trike that is lower in price, more compact, and superior in drivability compared to conventional large and expensive camping trikes, leading to the proposal of the "camping trike" in the present invention.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0007]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a camping trike including a counter table that shares a footrest space cover in a rear cabin obtained by modifying a hatchback car and two underfloor storage spaces.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0009] The camping trike in the present invention is a camping trike that has a counter table sharing a footrest space cover in a rear cabin obtained by modifying a hatchback car, and two underfloor storage spaces. It removes the functions and devices necessary for self-propelling the front part in front of the center pillar part of the hatchback car to open the front part, and installs a front body cover formed in a shape that expands the living space in the opened front part to form a rear cabin. In the rear cabin, a living space is formed that consists of a rear seat back space formed by folding the rear seat forward, a rear seat footrest space, and a luggage space. By covering the rear seat footrest space with a footrest space cover to form a first underfloor storage space, and covering the tire house part below the luggage space with a luggage space cover to form a second underfloor storage space, means are adopted to provide the footrest space cover on the indoor side of the front body cover to function as a counter table.

[0010] In addition, the camping trike in the present invention adopts means that includes a grounding fixing device on both lower front sides of the rear cabin and a living space expansion means for expanding the living space backward.

Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the camping trike in the present invention, it is possible to provide a camping trike that has a counter table sharing a footrest space cover in a rear cabin obtained by modifying a hatchback car and two underfloor storage spaces, and has excellent effects such as this.

[0012] In addition, according to the camping trike in the present invention, by using a used car such as a second-hand car, an immovable car, a scrap car, a junk car, or a wrecked car as the base vehicle of the rear cabin, it is possible to provide a camping trike in an extremely low price range that has never existed before, and has excellent effects such as this.

[0013] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, since the rear cabin uses the vehicle mounting design (body design) of existing automobile manufacturers, it is possible to provide a camping trike with excellent body design performance such as compactness, light weight, drivability, exterior design, diversity, robustness, waterproofness, sound insulation, durability, weather resistance, safety, convenience, and availability of repair parts, and the like, achieving excellent effects.

[0014] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, since the manufacturing of the rear cabin only involves processing a part of an existing used car, the manufacturing cost, manufacturing days, and manufacturing process are significantly reduced compared to the conventional handmade camping trike, achieving excellent effects.

[0015] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, since devices such as vehicle width lights, direction indicator lights, stop lamps, interior lights, number plate illumination lights, hazard lamps, batteries, key locks, auto door lock devices, door glass lifting devices, anti-theft warning devices, radios, cigarette lighters, etc. of existing automobile manufacturers can be reused by diverting the devices provided in existing used cars, it is possible to provide a camping trike with excellent crime prevention and convenience, achieving excellent effects.

[0016] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, by attaching a shielding film to the window glass part of the rear cabin, it is possible to ensure a complete private space, achieving excellent effects.

[0017] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, by using a used car with a reduced vehicle value such as a second-hand car, immobile car, scrap car, junk car, accident car, etc. as the base vehicle of the rear cabin, effective utilization of vehicle resources to be scrapped can be achieved, achieving excellent effects.

[0018] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, since a lineup of rear cabins with a low price and various car designs of each car manufacturer can be achieved, the purchasing desire of camping users can be increased, and excellent effects such as the possibility of inventory display sales that can be produced in advance are achieved.

[0019] In addition, according to the camping trike of the present invention, since the material of the front body cover uses FRP, iron plate, aluminum plate, synthetic resin material, etc., excellent effects such as being able to provide a diverse and novel car design according to the user's preference and model year for the shape design can be achieved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] The camping trike 10 in the present invention is characterized in that it adopts means of connecting a rear cabin with a footrest space cover 19 shared in a rear cabin 11 modified from a hatchback car and having two under-floor storage spaces 20 and 22 to a motorcycle to form a trike specification. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0022] Note that the camping trike 10 of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention, that is, within the range of shapes and dimensions that can exhibit the same operational effects.

Examples

[0023] Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the camping trike of the present invention. Figure 1(a) is an overall view of the usage state of the camping trike 10 of the present invention. The camping trike 10 in the present invention is a camping trike 10 having a counter table 23 that shares a footrest space cover 19 in a rear cabin 11 obtained by modifying a hatchback car, and two underfloor storage spaces 20 and 22. The front part is opened by removing the functions and devices necessary for self-running in front of the center pillar part of the hatchback car, and a front body cover 12 is attached to the opened front part to form a rear cabin 11 in a shape that expands the living space R. Inside the rear cabin 11, there is a living space 14 composed of a rear seat back space 16 formed by folding the rear seat 13 forward, a rear seat footrest space 15, and a luggage space 17. The rear seat footrest space 15 is covered by the footrest space cover 19 to form the first underfloor storage space 20, and the tire house part 18 of the luggage space 17 is covered by the luggage space cover 21 to form the second underfloor storage space 22. Means are adopted to provide the footrest space cover 19 on the indoor side of the front body cover 12 to function as the counter table 23.

[0024] The camping trike 10 of the present invention uses existing used cars, immovable cars, scrap cars, junk cars, accident cars, etc. of hatchback cars, and uses vehicles from which the engine drive relationship, steering wheel steering relationship, seat relationship, drive shaft, exhaust muffler, etc. inside the vehicle have been removed.

[0025] As a specific vehicle type, a used car having an opening / closing door at the rear, such as a one-box car, a wagon, a commercial van, a light wagon / van, or a high-roof car, is suitable.

[0026] The rear cabin 11 is formed by removing the functions and devices necessary for self-driving in front of the center pillar part of a hatchback vehicle, opening the front part, and attaching a front body cover 12 formed in a shape that expands the living space R to the opened front part. By using an existing hatchback vehicle as the base vehicle, the cost can be reduced, and the body design performance of the vehicle manufacturer, such as compactness, light weight, drivability, exterior design, diversity, robustness, waterproofness, sound insulation, durability, weather resistance, safety, convenience, and availability of repair parts, can be utilized.

[0027] As for the structure of the rear cabin 11, it has the rear shape of a used car body with the front and upper parts being entirely open. On both lower sides of the vehicle body frame, traveling wheels 34 of the same size as a motorcycle B are provided. The power is transmitted from the engine E on the motorcycle B side to the relay double sprocket shaft 37 on the rear cabin 11 side via a drive chain 36 and a connecting frame 35, and further transmitted from the relay double sprocket 37 to the traveling wheels 34 through an extension chain 38 in conjunction with a driven sprocket shaft 39 equipped with a differential device and a braking device (electromagnetic brake). (Refer to Fig. 1(b)) In addition, when the traveling wheels 34 are made of a different size from the front wheels of the motorcycle B to obtain rotational torque, they are attached by overfender processing protruding from both sides of the body of the rear cabin 11.

[0028] Also, the rear cabin 11 can utilize existing used cars, immovable cars, scrap cars, junk cars, accident cars, etc. equipped with an opening / closing door at the rear. It can be manufactured using a one-box car, wagon car, commercial vehicle van, light wagon-van car, etc. from which the equipment necessary for traveling, such as the engine drive relationship, steering wheel steering relationship, drive shaft, and exhaust muffler inside the vehicle, has been removed.

[0029] Furthermore, when the material of the rear cabin 11 adopts, for example, FRP, steel plate, aluminum plate, synthetic resin material, etc., various body design designs can be applied according to the preferences of the rider and the model year.

[0030] The front body cover 12 is formed and mounted in a shape that expands the living space R in front of the rear cabin 11 by removing the functions and devices necessary for self-running in front of the center pillar part of the hatchback vehicle and opening the front part. As the shape, for example, it is formed in a streamline shape that reduces the air resistance in the front, and is formed into a shape in which a front sunroof is formed by processing the outer peripheral edge of the front glass part removed from the used car.

[0031] In addition, the shape of the front body cover 12 is divided into a medium-sized finish and a small-sized finish, and by processing it by handwork according to the shape of the existing used car, the standardization and mass production of the front body cover 12 are made possible, and its shape is not particularly specified.

[0032] Furthermore, as the material of the front body cover 12, for example, when FRP, iron plate, aluminum plate, synthetic resin material, etc. are adopted, various vehicle body design designs can be applied according to the user's preference and model year for the shape design.

[0033] The ground fixing device 24 is provided on both lower sides of the front side of the rear cabin 11. During driving, it is folded inward and stored. When fixing to the ground, it is opened outward from the folded state, and the handle part is rotated to ground the installation fixing feet to make it in a fixed state.

[0034] The connecting frame 35 has a reinforcing structure and is formed in a crank shape to connect the chassis frame of the motorcycle B and the chassis frame of the rear cabin 11. Below, it is formed with an intermediate double sprocket shaft 37 that constitutes a drive power transmission structure.

[0035] Figure 1(b) is an explanatory diagram of the transmission of the driving power of the camping trike 10 of the present invention. The driving power is transmitted from the engine E on the motorcycle B side to the relay double sprocket shaft 37 on the rear cabin 11 side via the drive chain 36 and the connecting frame 35, and further from the relay double sprocket 37 to the differential device and the driven sprocket shaft 39 equipped with a braking device (electromagnetic brake) by the extension chain 38, and then transmitted to the traveling wheels 34 in conjunction with them.

[0036] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the rear cabin of the camping trike of the present invention. Figure 2(a) is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the camping trike 10 of the present invention with the rear seat 13 pushed forward to flatten the floor surface F. The living space 14 is composed of a rear seat footrest space 15 covered with a footrest space cover 19, a rear seat back space 16 formed by pushing the rear seat 13 forward, and a luggage space 17 covered with a luggage space cover 21.

[0037] The first underfloor storage space 20 is formed by the rear seat footrest space 15 covered with the footrest space cover 19, and is formed symmetrically left and right while avoiding the transmission space of the drive chain of the transmission system (not shown). As a function of the footrest space cover 19, it has a function of covering the first underfloor storage space 20 and a table function that allows eating, reading, PC operation, office work, etc. by moving upward and attaching.

[0038] The second underfloor storage space 22 is formed by the tire house part 18 covering the luggage space 17 with the luggage space cover 21.

[0039] Figure 2(b) is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the camping trike 10 of the present invention with the rear seat 13 raised. Raise the rear seat 13, place your feet in the rear seat footrest space 15 and sit in a resting state. Further, a footrest space cover 19 that covered the rear seat footrest space 15 is provided so as to function as a counter table 23 that is detachably provided at an arbitrary height on the interior side of the front body cover 12.

[0040] The counter table 23 is formed in a shape that shares the function with the footrest space cover 19, and is detachably hooked via a shelf receiving bracket 23b on a shelf hanging hole plate 23a provided on the interior side of the front body cover 12. As functions of the counter table 23, it has a table function that enables eating, reading, computer operation, office work, etc., and a space cover function that covers the first underfloor storage space 20 by being in a flat state with the floor surface F.

[0041] When the camping trike 10 of the present invention with the above configuration is used with the rear seat 13 raised, it enables the provision of a living space R where the user can sit on the rear seat 13 and place their feet on the rear seat footrest space 15 to perform activities such as eating, reading, computer operation, and office work.

Embodiment

[0042] FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the camping trike of the present invention. FIG. 3(a) is a side view showing a state where a living space expansion means 26 is to be mounted behind the rear cabin 11. The camping trike 10 of the present invention includes a ground fixing device 24 on both the front lower sides of the rear cabin 11 and a living space expansion means 26 that secures a sleeping space 25 at the rear.

[0043] The living space expansion means 26 includes an expansion tent 27, an extension floor panel 28 having a latching connection means 30 and a horizontal suspension means 31.

[0044] The extended tent 27 is composed of a substantially vertically rectangular tent sheet that is open at the front and bottom. The upper end is clamped and fixed to the edge of the tailgate T by a clip. The middle part is locked by a holding means (not shown) provided at the side peripheral edge of the extended floor panel 28. The lower end is provided with a means for suppressing the fluttering of the extended tent 27 during soft ground or strong winds by driving a peg into a through hole. Also, by providing an entrance / exit fastener on the rear side, it is possible to enable getting on and off from the rear.

[0045] The extended floor panel 28 is formed of a pedal-shaped rectangular panel plate that constitutes a reinforcing rib, and is formed by arranging a holding means (not shown) for suppressing the fluttering of the extended tent 27 at the side peripheral edge. It is provided with a latching connection means 30 at the front, and is formed in a shape that fits into the tailgate opening step D of a hatchback vehicle on both sides thereof. Further, it is formed of metal or resin having a required length, width, and thickness with its rigidity enhanced by a rib structure. Also, by making it a folding type via hinges or the like, it can be folded compactly and stored in the rear cabin 11.

[0046] The latching connection means 30 is formed by, for example, at least two key-shaped hooks provided on the front side surface of the extended floor panel 28, and is latched and connected by being hooked into a plurality of grommet holes G provided at the floor surface F height of the tailgate opening step D of a hatchback vehicle.

[0047] The horizontal suspension means 31 is provided on both sides at a substantially middle position in the length direction of the extended floor panel 28, and is connected by a chain, a belt band, etc. provided with the latching connection means 30 at the tip to maintain a horizontal state in the grommet holes G on both sides of the tailgate opening step D of a hatchback vehicle. At bedtime, the sleeping space 25 can be secured by using the extended floor panel space 29 of the extended floor panel 28 fixed in a horizontal state.

[0048] Fig. 3(b) is a side sectional view showing a state in which the living space expansion means 26 is attached to the rear of the rear cabin 11. (The latching connection means 30 and the horizontal suspension means 31 are not shown in the figure).

[0049] The sleeping space 25 is secured by the rear seat footrest space 15, the rear seat back space 16, the luggage space 17, and the extended floor panel space 29.

[0050] When the camping trike 10 of the present invention with the above configuration is used with the rear seat 13 folded forward, when the user lies down on the sleeping space 25, it is possible to provide a living space R where the user can sleep, take a nap, watch TV, etc. Furthermore, by providing an underfloor storage opening in the central part of the extended floor panel, it is also possible to secure a utility space that doubles as an underfloor storage for cooking and camping work while standing.

[0051] Fig. 3(c) is an explanatory view showing the usage state of the rear cabin 11 during rest. By removing the extension tent 27 from the tailgate T of the hatchback car, it can be used as an outdoor terrace deck during rest, and the living space R and the outdoor space Y can be used appropriately according to the usage purpose of the camper.

[0052] With the above configuration, the camping trike 10 of the present invention can easily expand the living space R by using the tailgate T of the hatchback car as the roof of the ceiling part, and by maintaining the extended floor panel 28 with the horizontal suspension means 31, it is possible to provide a camping trike 10 that can be used as a sleeping tent specification or a wood deck specification.

Industrial Applicability

[0053] The camping trike of the present invention is a camping trike that shares a footrest space cover with a counter table in a rear cabin modified from a hatchback car, and has a living space and two underfloor storage spaces. Therefore, in manufacturing, not only new manufacturing but also the use of existing used cars can achieve low cost, and the "camping trike" of the present invention, which is excellent in vehicle body design performance such as compactness, light weight, drivability, exterior design, diversity, robustness, waterproofness, sound insulation, durability, weather resistance, safety, convenience, and availability of repair parts, is considered to have extremely high industrial applicability.

Explanation of Signs

[0054] 10 Camping trike 11 Rear cabin 12 Front body cover 13 Rear seat 14 Living space 15 Rear seat footrest space 16 Rear seat back space 17 Luggage space 18 Tire house part 19 Footrest space cover (shared with counter table) 20 First underfloor storage space (rear seat footrest space) 21 Luggage space cover 22 Second underfloor storage space (tire house part) 23 Counter table (shared with footrest space cover) 23a Shelf hanging hole plate 23b Shelf support bracket 24 Ground fixing device 25 Sleeping space 26 Living space expansion means 27 Expansion tent 28 Extension floor panel 29 Extension floor panel space 30 Hanging connection means 31 Horizontal suspension means 32 Connection traction device 33 Center Folding Towing Device 34 Running Wheels 35 Connecting Frame 36 Drive Chain 37 Relay Double Sprocket Shaft 38 Extension Chain 39 Driven Sprocket Shaft 40 Running Wheels B Motorcycle W Body Width Dimension R Living Space Y Outdoor Space T Tailgate D Tailgate Opening Step G Grommet Hole F Floor E Engine

Claims

1. A camping trike having a counter table that shares a footrest space cover in a rear cabin modified from a hatchback car and two underfloor storage spaces, Remove the functions and devices necessary for self-propelling the front part of the center pillar of the hatchback car and open the front part, and install a front body cover formed in a shape that expands the living space in the opened front part to form a rear cabin, In the rear cabin, a living space is formed consisting of a rear seat back space formed by folding the rear seat forward, a rear seat footrest space, and a luggage space, By covering the rear seat footrest space with a footrest space cover to form a first underfloor storage space, and covering the tire house part below the luggage space with a luggage space cover to form a second underfloor storage space, The camping trike is characterized in that the footrest space cover is provided on the indoor side of the front body cover so as to function as a counter table.

2. The camping trike according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a grounding fixing device on both the front lower sides of the rear cabin and a living space expanding means for expanding the living space to the rear.

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