Motorcycle Cover

Abstract

To provide a two-wheeled vehicle cover that can easily bring a two-wheeled vehicle into a covered state.SOLUTION: A two-wheeled vehicle cover 1 of the present invention is configured such that in a state where one of a first annular body 10 and a second annular body 11 is inclined around a straight line T with respect to the other of the first annular body and the second annular body, a first sheet 20 extends by a first half circumferential part 12 of the first annular body 10 and a first half circumferential part 14 of the second annular body 11, a second sheet 21 extends by the first half circumferential part 12 of the first annular body 10 and a second half circumferential part 15 of the second annular body 11, a third sheet 22 extends by the first circumferential part 14 of the second annular body 11 and a second half circumferential part 13 of the first annular body 10, and a fourth sheet 23 extends by the second half circumferential part 13 of the first annular body 10 and the second half circumferential part 15 of the second annular body 11, and thus the vehicle cover is brought into a state where an opening formed in the fourth sheet 23 is expanded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a motorcycle cover for covering a motorcycle. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a bag-shaped motorcycle cover having an opening has been used (for example, Patent Document 1). When covering a motorcycle with this type of motorcycle cover, the front or rear part of the motorcycle is placed inside the motorcycle cover through the opening, and then the remaining part of the motorcycle is placed inside the motorcycle cover through the opening while pulling the motorcycle cover. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3183470 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Since the conventional motorcycle covers are initially in a deflated state (i.e., the conventional motorcycle covers are deflated when not covering the motorcycle), the above-mentioned pulling operation, etc. was required, resulting in a situation where it was not easy to return the motorcycle to its covered state.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle cover that can easily cover a motorcycle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the subject matter described in the following paragraphs.

[0007] Item 1. A frame body having a first ring and a second ring, a bag body including a first sheet, a second sheet, a third sheet, and a fourth sheet; The first ring and the second ring each have an elliptical shape, the long axis of the first ring, which is the environment of one and two semicircular portions of the first ring, and the long axis of the second ring, which is the environment of one and two semicircular portions of the second ring, are located on the same straight line, and the first ring is disposed inside the second ring such that a point on the straight line of the first ring overlaps a point on the straight line of the second ring, and the first ring and the second ring are each rotatable around the straight line; an outer peripheral edge of the first sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, an outer peripheral edge of the second sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, an outer peripheral edge of the third sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring, and an outer peripheral edge of the fourth sheet is supported by the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, With one of the first ring and the second ring tilted relative to the other about the straight line, the first sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, the second sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, the third sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring and the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring, and the fourth sheet is stretched by the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and the second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, so that an opening formed in the fourth sheet is widened.

[0008] Item 2. The device further includes a connector consisting of a first belt and a second belt. One end of the first belt is fixed to the second sheet in a region on the second half-periphery side of the second ring, One end of the second belt is fixed to the third sheet in a region on the second half-periphery side of the first ring, Item 2. The motorcycle cover according to item 1, wherein the angle between the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and the second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring can be maintained within a predetermined value by connecting the other end of the first belt and the other end of the second belt. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the motorcycle cover of the present invention, the motorcycle can be easily covered. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a motorcycle cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a range a in FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is an enlarged view of a range b in FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the motorcycle cover according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating an operation of covering a motorcycle with a motorcycle cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a motorcycle cover according to an embodiment of the present invention in a compact shape. [Diagram 5] 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state of a frame body when an operation for compacting the motorcycle cover according to the embodiment of the present invention is performed. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the initial state of the first and second rings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] Fig. 1(A) is a perspective view of a motorcycle cover 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 1(B) is an enlarged view of range a in Fig. 1(A), and Fig. 1(C) is an enlarged view of range b in Fig. 1(A). Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the motorcycle cover 1 according to this embodiment. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of covering a motorcycle 2 with the motorcycle cover 1.

[0013] The motorcycle cover 1 according to this embodiment includes a frame body 3, a bag body 4, and a connector 5.

[0014] The frame body 3 includes a first ring 10 and a second ring 11. The first ring 10 and the second ring 11 each have an elliptical shape. In the frame body 3, the long axis of the first ring 10, which is the environment of the first and second semicircular portions 12, 13 of the first ring 10, and the long axis of the second ring 11, which is the environment of the first and second semicircular portions 14, 15 of the second ring 11, are located on the same straight line T. The first ring 10 is disposed inside the second ring 11 so that points 10a, 10b on the straight line T of the first ring 10 overlap points 11a, 11b on the straight line T of the second ring 11, respectively, and the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 are each rotatable around the straight line T.

[0015] The first ring 10 and the second ring 11 are made of metal, and the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 can be made of, for example, a material called spring steel made of carbon steel, stainless steel, or alloy steel.

[0016] The bag body 4 includes a first sheet 20, a second sheet 21, a third sheet 22, and a fourth sheet 23. The first sheet 20, the second sheet 21, the third sheet 22, and the fourth sheet 23 are formed from, for example, polyester, nylon, polyvinyl chloride, or polyethylene.

[0017] The outer peripheral edge of the first sheet 20 is supported by one semi-circumferential portion 12 of the first ring 10 and one semi-circumferential portion 14 of the second ring 11. The outer peripheral edge of the second sheet 21 is supported by one semi-circumferential portion 12 of the first ring 10 and the second semi-circumferential portion 15 of the second ring 11. The outer peripheral edge of the third sheet 22 is supported by one semi-circumferential portion 14 of the second ring 11 and the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10. The outer peripheral edge of the fourth sheet 23 is supported by the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10 and the second semi-circumferential portion 15 of the second ring 11.

[0018] The fourth sheet 23 has an annular shape with an opening 30 (FIGS. 2 and 3) formed on the inside. In this embodiment, a sheet formed by sewing a pair of half sheets 31, 32 (FIG. 2) is used as the fourth sheet 23. The outer peripheral edges of the half sheets 31, 32 each include a half circumference 33 of the outer peripheral edge of the fourth sheet 23, a half circumference 34 of the edge of the opening 30, a first stitched edge 35, and a second stitched edge 36. The first stitched edge 35 extends from one end of the half circumference 33 to one end of the half circumference 34, and the second stitched edge 36 extends from the other end of the half circumference 33 to the other end of the half circumference 34. The first stitched edges 35, 35 of the half sheets 31, 32 are sewn together, and the second stitched edges 36, 36 of the half sheets 31, 32 are sewn together to form the fourth sheet 23. It is not necessary that the fourth sheet 23 is constituted by the half sheets 31 and 32 described above, and a single annular sheet having the opening 30 formed therein may be used as the fourth sheet 23.

[0019] The connector 5 is composed of a first belt 40 extending from the surface of the second sheet 21 on the third sheet 22 side, and a second belt 41 extending from the surface of the third sheet 22 on the second sheet 21 side. One end 40a of the first belt 40 is sewn to the "range of the second sheet 21 on the second semicircular portion 15 side of the second ring 11" (this range is the range of the second semicircular portion 15 side of the second ring 11 when the second sheet 21 is divided into two parts, with the width center line of the second sheet 21 connecting the points 10a and 10b as the boundary). One end 41a of the second belt 41 is sewn to the "range of the third sheet 22 on the second semicircular portion 13 side of the first ring 10" (this range is the range of the second semicircular portion 13 side of the first ring 10 when the third sheet 22 is divided into two parts, with the width center line of the third sheet 22 connecting the points 10a and 10b as the boundary). By connecting the other end 40b of the first belt 40 and the other end 41b of the second belt 41, the connector 5 can maintain the angle between the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10 and the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10 within a predetermined value.

[0020] In the illustrated example, the other end 40b of the first belt 40 is configured as a buckle having a hollow structure, and the other end 41b of the second belt 41 is configured as a fastener having a pair of elastic engagement arms. The other end 40b (buckle) of the first belt 40 has engagement holes in two opposing side walls, and the other end 40b (buckle) of the first belt 40 and the other end 41b (fastener) of the second belt 41 are connected by inserting the other end 41b (fastener) of the second belt 41 into the inside of the other end 40b (buckle) of the first belt 40 and engaging the two elastic engagement arms with the engagement holes, respectively. Then, the other end 41b (fastener) of the second belt 41 and the other end 40b (buckle) of the first belt 40 can be separated from each other by pressing the two elastic engagement arms and pulling out the other end 41b (fastener) of the second belt 41 from the other end 40b (buckle) of the first belt 40. The structure of the other ends 40b, 41b of the belts 40, 41 is not limited to the above structure. For example, the other end 40b of the first belt 40 may be configured with the above fastener, and the other end 41b of the second belt 41 may be configured with the above buckle. In addition, the other ends 40b, 41b of the belts 40, 41 may be configured with a means that allows connection and separation other than the above "buckle and fastener."

[0021] In the illustrated example, connectors 5 are provided on the front side (left side of FIG. 1(A)) and rear side (right side of FIG. 1(A)) of the motorcycle cover 1, but the number of connectors 5 provided on the motorcycle cover 1 can be set arbitrarily.

[0022] When the motorcycle 2 is covered with the motorcycle cover 1, the motorcycle cover 1 is in a state in which one of the first ring body 10 and the second ring body 11 is inclined around a straight line T with respect to the other, as shown in FIG. 1(A). In this state, the first sheet 20 is stretched by the one semi-circumferential portion 12 of the first ring 10 and the one semi-circumferential portion 14 of the second ring 11, the second sheet 21 is stretched by the one semi-circumferential portion 12 of the first ring 10 and the second semi-circumferential portion 15 of the second ring 11, the third sheet 22 is stretched by the one semi-circumferential portion 14 of the second ring 11 and the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10, and the fourth sheet 23 is stretched by the second semi-circumferential portion 13 of the first ring 10 and the second semi-circumferential portion 15 of the second ring 11, so that the opening 30 formed in the fourth sheet 23 is widened, and the motorcycle 2 is inserted into the bag body 4 through the opening 30 (FIG. 3). As a result, the motorcycle 2 is covered by the motorcycle cover 1. Furthermore, by connecting the other end 40b of the first belt 40 and the other end 41b of the second belt 41 of each connector 5, the state in which the two-wheeled vehicle 2 is covered by the two-wheeled vehicle cover 1 can be maintained stably.

[0023] The above-mentioned motorcycle cover 1 is manufactured, for example, by carrying out the following step 1 to form the bag body 4, then carrying out the following steps 2 and 3 to place the outer peripheral edges of the sheets 20, 21, 22, and 23 in a state where they are supported by the ring bodies 10 and 11, respectively, and carrying out the following step 4 to sew one end of the first belt 40 to the sheet and to place one end of the belt 40 in a state where it is sewn to the sheet.

[0024] Operation 1: Sew together one half of the outer periphery of the first sheet 20 and one half of the outer periphery of the second sheet 21, sew together two half of the outer periphery of the first sheet 20 and one half of the outer periphery of the third sheet 22, sew together two half of the outer periphery of the second sheet 21 and one half of the outer periphery of the fourth sheet 23, and sew together two half of the outer periphery of the third sheet 22 and two half of the outer periphery of the fourth sheet 23. Step 2: After placing the first ring 10 along the seam line H1 (not shown) between the first sheet 20 and the second sheet 21 and along the seam line H2 (not shown) between the third sheet 22 and the fourth sheet 23, the first ring 10 is covered with a strip-shaped first covering material 50, and both side edges of the first covering material 50 are sewn to positions near the seam line H1 on the sheets 20, 21 and positions near the seam line H2 on the sheets 22, 23. Step 3: After placing the second ring 11 along the seam line H3 (not shown) between the first sheet 20 and the third sheet 22 and along the seam line H4 (not shown) between the second sheet 21 and the fourth sheet 23, the second ring 11 is covered with a strip-shaped second covering material 51, and both side edges of the second covering material 51 are sewn to positions near the seam line H3 on the sheets 20, 22 and positions near the seam line H4 on the sheets 21, 23. At the position on the straight line T where the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 intersect, the first covering material 50 is placed between the first ring 10 and the second ring 11, and the both side edges of the first covering material 50 are sewn together, and the both side edges of the second covering material 51 are butted together and sewn together so that the second covering material 51 becomes tubular (to achieve this sewing, for example, the portion of the second covering material 51 whose both side edges are butted together to form a tube is made wider than the portion of the second covering material 51 whose both side edges are sewn to the sheets 20, 22, 21, 23). Step 4: One end 40a of the first belt 40 is sewn to the "area on the second semi-circumference 15 side of the second ring 11 on the second sheet 21", and one end 41a of the second belt 41 is sewn to the "area on the second semi-circumference 13 side of the first ring 10 on the third sheet 22".

[0025] According to the motorcycle cover 1 of this embodiment described above, the motorcycle 2 can be covered by the simple operation of inserting the motorcycle 2 into the bag body 4 through the opening 30 (see FIG. 3), and unlike conventional bags, there is no need to pull the bag body 4. Therefore, the motorcycle 2 can be easily covered.

[0026] Moreover, according to the motorcycle cover 1 of this embodiment, when the other end 40b of the first belt 40 and the other end 41b of the second belt 41 are connected in a state where the motorcycle 2 is covered, the angle θ between the second semicircular portion 13 of the first ring 10 and the second semicircular portion 13 of the first ring 10 is maintained within a predetermined value. Therefore, the state where the motorcycle 2 is covered can be stably maintained. When the wheel of the motorcycle 2 has a plurality of spokes extending radially from the center of the wheel, it is preferable to connect the other end 40b of the first belt 40 and the other end 41b of the second belt 41 in a state where the first belt 40 and the second belt 41 pass through the space between the two spokes, respectively. In this way, the motorcycle cover 1 is fixed to the motorcycle 2, so that the motorcycle cover 1 can be prevented from being blown away by the wind.

[0027] In the motorcycle cover 1 of this embodiment, in order to enable the motorcycle cover 1 to be manually folded into a compact shape as shown in Figure 4 when the motorcycle cover 1 is not in use, it is preferable that the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 are made of carbon steel, stainless steel, or alloy steel, the value obtained by dividing the length of the long axis of each of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 by the length of the short axis (long axis length / short axis length) is 1.4 to 1.8, the length of the long axis of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 is 1200 mm to 2800 mm, the length of the short axis of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 is 700 mm to 1600 mm, the width of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 is 7 mm to 10 mm, and the thickness of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 is 1 mm to 2 mm.

[0028] FIG. 5 shows the state of the frame body 3 when the motorcycle cover 1 is compacted (the bag body 4 and the connector 5 are not shown in FIG. 5). When the motorcycle cover 1 is compacted, first, at least one of the first ring body 10 and the second ring body 11 is rotated around a straight line T to align substantially the entire first ring body 10 and substantially the entire second ring body 11. Next, one half 60 of the frame body 3 is folded back toward the other half 61 (the half 60, 61 are bounded by the short axes of the ring bodies 10, 11). Next, 1 / 3 62 of the frame body 3 is curved in a direction perpendicular to the folding direction. Next, the frame body 3 is curved so that the ring formed by the 1 / 3 part 62 is sandwiched between two rings formed by other parts 63, 64 of the frame body 3, thereby giving the motorcycle cover 1 a compact shape (the above-mentioned parts 63, 64 each constitute 1 / 3 of the frame body 3).

[0029] Furthermore, in the initial state of the first ring 10 and the second ring 11, i.e., in the state when the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 are prepared to manufacture the motorcycle cover 1, the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 may have a perfect circular shape as shown in Fig. 6. In this case, the above step 2 is performed in a state in which the first ring 10 has been deformed into an ellipse, and the above step 3 is performed in a state in which the second ring 11 has been deformed into an ellipse.

[0030] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified in various ways.

[0031] For example, the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 may have an elliptical shape from their initial state (the state when the first ring 10 and the second ring 11 are prepared to manufacture the motorcycle cover 1).

[0032] Furthermore, the connector 5 is not necessarily required, and may be omitted from the motorcycle cover 1.

[0033] Although FIG. 3 shows an example in which the two-wheeled vehicle 2 covered by the two-wheeled vehicle cover 1 is a bicycle, the two-wheeled vehicle cover of the present invention can also be used to cover a motorcycle (two-wheeled vehicle). [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1 Motorcycle cover 3 Frame body 4 Bag body 5 Connectors 10 First part 10a, 10b Points on a line in the first ring 11 Second ring 11a, 11b Points on a line in the second ring 12 One half of the first ring 13 Second half of the first ring 14 One half of the second ring 15 Second half of the second ring 20 First Sheet 21 Second Sheet 22 Third Sheet 23 Fourth Sheet 30 Fourth sheet opening 40 First Belt 40a One end of the first belt 40b Other end of first belt 41 Second Belt 41a One end of the second belt 41b Other end of second belt T straight line θ is the angle between the second semicircle of the first ring and the second semicircle of the second ring

Claims

1. a frame body including a first ring and a second ring; a bag body including a first sheet, a second sheet, a third sheet, and a fourth sheet; The first ring and the second ring each have an elliptical shape, the long axis of the first ring, which is the environment of one and two semicircular portions of the first ring, and the long axis of the second ring, which is the environment of one and two semicircular portions of the second ring, are located on the same straight line, and the first ring is disposed inside the second ring such that a point on the straight line of the first ring overlaps a point on the straight line of the second ring, and the first ring and the second ring are each rotatable around the straight line; an outer peripheral edge of the first sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, an outer peripheral edge of the second sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, an outer peripheral edge of the third sheet is supported by one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring, and an outer peripheral edge of the fourth sheet is supported by the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and a second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, With one of the first ring and the second ring tilted relative to the other about the straight line, the first sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, the second sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, the third sheet is stretched by one semi-circumferential portion of the second ring and the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring, and the fourth sheet is stretched by the second semi-circumferential portion of the first ring and the second semi-circumferential portion of the second ring, so that an opening formed in the fourth sheet is widened.

2. The device further includes a connector including a first belt and a second belt. One end of the first belt is fixed to the second sheet in a region on the second half-periphery side of the second ring, One end of the second belt is fixed to the third sheet in a region on the second half-periphery side of the first ring, The motorcycle cover according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the two semi-circumferential portions of the first ring and the two semi-circumferential portions of the second ring can be maintained within a predetermined value by connecting the other end of the first belt and the other end of the second belt.

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