Straddle-type vehicle

Abstract

To appropriately protect a recorder body while ensuring access properties to a storage medium.SOLUTION: A saddle-riding type vehicle includes: a vehicle body 1; a camera mounted on a vehicle body 1; a recorder 21 including a storage medium shot by the camera; and a cover member (15) mounted to be detachable on the vehicle body 1 as an exterior trim component and at least covering an access part to the storage medium in the recorder body 21 when installing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a saddle-type vehicle equipped with a camera for photography.

Background Art

[0002] A saddle-type vehicle (motorcycle) shown in Patent Document 1 below is known. This saddle-type vehicle includes a camera unit and a recorder main body (recording unit) that records an image captured by the camera unit. The recorder main body is integrated with an instrument panel that displays the engine speed and traveling speed, and is provided near the base of the handlebar. The recorder main body is provided with an insertion portion for inserting a detachable storage medium.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] When the recorder main body is arranged at the same position as the instrument panel of the handlebar portion as in Patent Document 1, while there is an advantage that the insertion and removal of the storage medium with respect to the recorder main body becomes easy, there is a disadvantage that the protection of the storage medium from, for example, illegal acts is not sufficient.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a saddle-type vehicle capable of appropriately protecting the recorder main body while ensuring access to the storage medium.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To solve the above problems, a straddle-type vehicle according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a vehicle body, a camera attached to the vehicle body, a recorder main body including a storage medium that stores shooting information captured by the camera, and a cover member that is detachably attached to the vehicle body as an exterior part and at least covers an access portion to the storage medium in the recorder main body when attached. , the recorder main body is arranged such that the access portion opens toward the cover member It is such a thing.

Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the straddle-type vehicle of the present disclosure, the recorder main body can be appropriately protected while ensuring access to the storage medium.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] [Vehicle Body Structure of Motorcycle] FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in this figure, the motorcycle includes a vehicle body 1, front wheel 3 and rear wheel 4, an engine 5, a fuel tank 6, a seat 7, and a handle 8. The front wheel 3 and the rear wheel 4 are a pair of front and rear wheels that movably support the vehicle body 1. The engine 5 is a drive source that generates a driving force for rotating the rear wheel 4, in other words, a driving force for running the motorcycle. The fuel tank 6 is a tank that stores fuel supplied to the engine 5. The seat 7 is a seat on which a passenger (rider) who drives the motorcycle sits. The handle 8 is a steering handle that the passenger grips when steering the front wheel 3. In other words, the motorcycle according to the present embodiment is a two-wheeled motor vehicle that runs by the driving force of the engine 5 and is a type of saddle-riding vehicle.

[0010] The vehicle body 1 is equipped with a drive recorder 2 shown in FIG. 2. The drive recorder 2 is a device that records images of the surroundings of the vehicle body 1. Details of this drive recorder 2 will be described later.

[0011] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an enlarged view of the front upper part (handle part) of the motorcycle, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing an enlarged view of the front and rear central part of the motorcycle. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the vehicle body 1 includes a vehicle body frame 11, a head part 12, a front fork 13, and a swing arm 14. The vehicle body frame 11 is a frame structure that forms the skeleton of the vehicle body 1. The head part 12 is a cylindrical member for holding the front fork 13 at the front end of the vehicle body frame 11. The front fork 13 is a member that connects the handle 8 and the front wheel 3. The swing arm 14 is a member that connects the vehicle body frame 11 and the rear wheel 4.

[0012] The vehicle body frame 11 has a main pipe 41, a lower pipe 42, a center pipe 43, a rear pipe 44, and a pivot shaft 45. The main pipe 41 is a pipe member that extends while inclining rearward and downward from the upper part of the head portion 12. The lower pipe 42 is a pipe member that extends while inclining rearward and downward from the lower part of the head portion 12, and is arranged so as to incline more downward than the main pipe 41. The center pipe 43 is a pipe member that extends while inclining rearward and downward from the middle part of the main pipe 41, and is arranged so that the distance from the main pipe 41 expands toward the rear. The rear pipe 44 is a pipe member that extends while inclining rearward and upward from the lower end of the center pipe 43. The rear end portion (upper end portion) of the rear pipe 44 is connected to the rear end portion of the main pipe 41. The pivot shaft 45 is a shaft member that extends in the vehicle width direction, and is connected to the front end portion of the rear pipe 44 (or the lower end portion of the center pipe 43).

[0013] The vehicle body frame 11 has a bilaterally symmetric structure. That is, as also shown in FIG. 7 described later, the above-described pipe group 41 to 44 of the vehicle body frame 11 is provided not only on the right side of the vehicle body 1 shown in FIG. 1 but also on the left side of the vehicle body 1. In other words, the vehicle body frame 11 has a pair of main pipes 41 and a pair of lower pipes 42 that extend while branching left and right from the head portion 12, a pair of rear pipes 44 connected to the rear end portions of the respective main pipes 41, and a pair of center pipes 43 that connect the middle portions of the respective main pipes 41 and the front end portions of the respective rear pipes 44.

[0014] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a side cover 15 is attached to the side surface of the vehicle body 1. The side cover 15 is an exterior part attached to the vehicle body frame 11 so as to cover mainly the region below the front part of the seat 7 on the side surface of the vehicle body 1. Note that the side cover 15 is attached not only to the right side surface of the vehicle body 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 but also to the left side surface of the vehicle body 1 in the same manner. Further, the side cover 15 corresponds to the "cover member" in the present disclosure.

[0015] Specifically, the side cover 15 is attached so as to cover a triangular region in side view surrounded by the main pipe 41, the center pipe 43, and the rear pipe 44. That is, the vehicle body frame 11 has a side closed frame body 11A in the shape of a triangle in side view defined by a part on the rear side of the main pipe 41, the rear pipe 44, and the center pipe 43. The side cover 15 is a polygonal cover formed so as to generally follow each of the pipes 41, 43, 44 of the side closed frame body 11A, and is attached to the vehicle body frame 11 so as to mainly cover the inner region of the side closed frame body 11A.

[0016] FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing a state where the covers including the side cover 15 and the seat 7 are removed from the vehicle body 1. As shown in this figure, the side closed frame body 11A is provided with a fastening pedestal 111 for holding the side cover 15 and a pair of fitting pieces 112. The fastening pedestal 111 is a pedestal into which a bolt 115 (FIG. 4) for fastening the lower part of the side cover 15 is screwed, and projects rearward from the lower part of the center pipe 43. The pair of fitting pieces 112 are projecting pieces into which the upper edge of the side cover 15 is fitted by insertion, and project downward from two locations at the rear part of the main pipe 41. That is, the side cover 15 is detachably attached to the side closed frame body 11A by fitting the upper edge of the side cover 15 to the fitting pieces 112 and fastening the lower part of the side cover 15 to the fastening pedestal 111 via the bolt 115.

[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a rear fender 18 is attached to the rear part of the vehicle body 1. The rear fender 18 projects rearward of the seat 7 so as to cover the upper and rear sides of the rear wheel 4.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the front-rear center portion of the motorcycle, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the main part of the front-rear center portion of the motorcycle. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the vehicle body frame 11 further has a center cross pipe 46, an upper cross member 47, and a rear cross pipe 48 (FIG. 7) as reinforcing members extending in the vehicle width direction. The center cross pipe 46 is a pipe member that connects the upper portions of the left and right center pipes 43 to each other. The upper cross member 47 is a member that connects the rear portions of the left and right main pipes 41 to each other. The rear cross pipe 48 is a pipe member that connects the rear end portions of the left and right rear pipes 44 to each other.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the swing arm 14 is an arm extending in the front-rear direction that connects the vehicle body frame 11 and the rear wheel 4. The front end portion of the swing arm 14 is connected to the pivot shaft 45, so that it can swing in the vertical direction about the pivot shaft 45. The rear wheel 4 is pivotally supported at the rear end portion of the swing arm 14. That is, the swing arm 14 supports the rear wheel 4 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body frame 11.

[0020] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front fork 13 has a pair of left and right fork tubes 51, an upper bracket 52, an under bracket 53, and a stem shaft 54. The pair of fork tubes 51 are tube-shaped members having a suspension function, and extend obliquely downward from the handlebar 8 toward the front wheel 3. The front wheel 3 is pivotally supported at the lower end portions of the respective fork tubes 51 between the pair of fork tubes 51. The upper bracket 52 is a bracket that connects the upper end portions of the pair of fork tubes 51 to each other. The under bracket 53 is a bracket that connects the pair of fork tubes 51 to each other at a position below the upper bracket 52. The stem shaft 54 is a shaft that connects the upper bracket 52 and the under bracket 53 between the pair of fork tubes 51. The stem shaft 54 is inserted into the head portion 12 so as to be rotatable about its axis. In other words, the front fork 13 is rotatably supported by the head portion 12 via the stem shaft 54.

[0021] The handlebar 8 includes a pair of left and right handle posts 61 and a handlebar 62. The pair of handle posts 61 are members that project upward from two locations on the left and right of the upper bracket 52, and are fixed to the upper surface of the upper bracket 52. The handlebar 62 is a bar that extends in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and is held in an inserted state by the pair of handle posts 61. An accelerator grip 63, a brake lever 64, and a clutch lever 65 are attached to both side portions of the handlebar 62.

[0022] The engine 5 is, for example, a four-cycle internal combustion engine. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the engine 5 includes a cylinder head 72, a cylinder block 73, and a crankcase 74. The cylinder head 72 and the cylinder block 73 are housings that enclose a space (cylinder) where the supplied fuel from the fuel tank 6 burns. The crankcase 74 is a case that rotatably houses a crankshaft which is the output shaft of the engine 5. The rotation of the crankshaft, that is, the output rotation of the engine 5, is transmitted to the rear wheel 4 via a transmission 78 and a chain 79 (FIG. 1). The engine 5 is supported by the vehicle body frame 11 by fixing the cylinder head 72 and the like between the front portion of the main pipe 41 and the lower pipe 42.

[0023] The fuel tank 6 has an internal storage space S (FIG. 6) for storing fuel supplied to the engine 5. The fuel tank 6 is supported by the vehicle body frame 11 at the upper front portion of the vehicle body 1 corresponding to the upper side of the engine 5. Specifically, the rear end portion of the fuel tank 6 is fastened and fixed to the upper cross member 47 via a bracket 96 (FIG. 5). Also, the front end portion of the fuel tank 6 is fastened and fixed to the front end portion of the main pipe 41 via a bracket (not shown). A fuel pump 95 (FIG. 6) is attached inside the fuel tank 6. The fuel pump 95 pumps the fuel stored in the storage space S to the engine 5 through a fuel supply pipe (not shown).

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an air cleaner 9 is disposed between the engine 5 and the fuel tank 6. The air cleaner 9 removes foreign substances in the intake air introduced into the engine 5 and has a cleaner case 91 and a filter 92 provided inside thereof. An intake pipe 75 extending from the cylinder head 72 is introduced into the inside of the cleaner case 91. That is, the intake pipe 75 communicates the inside of the cleaner case 91 and the cylinder with each other so that the intake air filtered by the filter 92 can be introduced into the cylinder of the engine 5. A throttle valve 76 for adjusting the flow rate of the intake air is disposed in the middle of the intake pipe 75.

[0025] The air cleaner 9 and the crankcase 74 are connected to each other by a blow-by hose 77. The blow-by hose 77 is a hose for refluxing unburned gas existing inside the crankcase 74 to the intake pipe 75. The cleaner case 91 of the air cleaner 9 has an extended portion 91a (Fig. 6) protruding downward from its rear end, and the upper end (downstream end) of the blow-by hose 77 is connected to the extended portion 91a.

[0026] The seat 7 is attached to the upper surface of the rear part of the vehicle body 1 corresponding to directly behind the fuel tank 6. Specifically, the seat 7 is attached to the vehicle body frame 11 (such as the rear part of the main pipe 41, etc.) so as to cover the area including above the rear wheel 4 from above. Note that the fixing of the seat 7 to the vehicle body frame 11 can be released by unlocking a key cylinder (not shown) provided on the side surface of the vehicle body 1. That is, the seat 7 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the rear part of the vehicle body 1.

[0027] A side stand 19 is attached to the lower part on the left side of the vehicle body 1 corresponding to the back side of the paper surface of Fig. 1. The side stand 19 is a stand used when parking a motorcycle, and is displaceable between a use state (Fig. 1) extending downward from the lower left side of the vehicle body 1 and a storage state sprung upward rearward with respect to the use state. The side stand 19 displaced to the use state supports the vehicle body in a state of being inclined to the left side.

[0028] As shown in Figs. 5 to 7, a battery 80 is disposed between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4. The battery 80 is a capacitor that stores electric power supplied from a generator (not shown) that generates electricity by the driving force of the engine 5. The battery 80 is supported by a battery case 81 fixed to the vehicle body frame 11 between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4.

[0029] The battery case 81 includes a bottom wall 83, a front wall 84, a rear wall 85, a pair of left and right side walls 86, and a bottom container portion 87. The bottom wall 83 is a wall portion that supports the battery 80 from below. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom wall 83 has a battery mounting portion 83a on which the battery 80 is placed, an extended portion 83b that extends forward from the battery mounting portion 83a, and a protruding portion 83c that protrudes upward between the battery mounting portion 83a and the extended portion 83b. The front wall 84 is a wall portion that extends upward from the front end of the bottom wall 83. The rear wall 85 is a wall portion that extends upward and rearward while inclining from the rear end of the bottom wall 83. The pair of side walls 86 are wall portions that protrude upward from the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 83 and extend in the front-rear direction from both ends of the front wall 84 to both ends of the rear wall 85. The bottom container portion 87 protrudes downward from the bottom wall 83 and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape.

[0030] The battery case 81 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 11 via the first and second support pieces 113 and 114 shown in FIG. 5. The first support piece 113 protrudes rearward from the vertical middle portion of the center pipe 43, and the second support piece 114 protrudes downward from the rear portion of the rear pipe 44. The battery case 81 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 11 between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4 by fastening its side wall 86 to the first and second support pieces 113 and 114 via bolts or the like.

[0031] As mainly shown in FIG. 6, the battery case 81 is arranged such that the upper end portion of its front wall 84 is close to the lower rear portion of the air cleaner 9. That is, the upper end portion of the front wall 84 is close to the extended portion 91a of the cleaner case 91 that corresponds to the lower rear portion of the air cleaner 9. The front wall 84 and the extended portion 91a that are thus close to each other serve as a partition wall that partitions the engine 5 and the recorder main body 21 (or the power supply unit 22) described later. Although detailed illustration is omitted, a sealing member such as a rubber sheet that closes the gap between the front wall 84 and the extended portion 91a may be added.

[0032] The bottom container part 87 houses a reservoir tank 120 (Fig. 5). The reservoir tank 120 is a tank in which the cooling water used for cooling the engine 5 is stored. The reservoir tank 120 has a cap P at its upper end. The cap P is a lid that closes the replenishment port for replenishing the cooling water.

[0033] A control unit 121 (Fig. 6) is attached to the extended part 83b of the bottom wall 83. The control unit 121 is a device that controls the engine 5 and includes electronic devices such as a processor and a memory, as well as a power supply circuit.

[0034] As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, an in-vehicle ETC unit 122 is arranged above the battery 80. The in-vehicle ETC unit 122 is a device into which a card used for an electronic toll collection system (ETC) for automatically paying the tolls on toll roads is inserted. The in-vehicle ETC unit 122 is fixed to the upper surface of a bracket 123 attached above the battery 80 using appropriate fixing means. Note that the operation of inserting and removing the ETC card into / from the in-vehicle ETC unit 122 can be performed with the seat 7 removed.

[0035] [Details of the drive recorder] Next, the details of the drive recorder 2 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The drive recorder 2 includes a recorder main body 21, a power supply unit 22, a front camera 23, a rear camera 24, a GPS antenna 25, and an operation unit 26. The recorder main body 21 is a device that stores various information including the images captured by the front camera 23 and the rear camera 24. The power supply unit 22 is a device that supplies power to the recorder main body 21. The front camera 23 is a camera that captures the video of the front of the vehicle body 1. The rear camera 24 is a camera that captures the video of the rear of the vehicle body 1. The GPS antenna 25 is an antenna that receives the signal representing the position information transmitted from the GPS satellite. The operation unit 26 is a device that receives the operation of the passenger on the drive recorder 2. The recorder main body 21 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 22, the front camera 23, the rear camera 24, the GPS antenna 25, and the operation unit 26 via cables C1 to C5.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 1, the front camera 23 is attached to the front end portion of the vehicle body 1, specifically, to the under bracket 53 of the front fork 13. The front camera 23 is attached to the under bracket 53 in a posture with the imaging field of view (lens portion) facing forward so as to be able to capture the front of the vehicle body 1.

[0037] The rear camera 24 is attached to the rear end portion of the vehicle body, specifically, to the rear end portion of the rear fender 18. The rear camera 24 is attached to the rear fender 18 in a posture with the imaging field of view (lens portion) facing rearward so as to be able to capture the rear of the vehicle body 1.

[0038] The GPS antenna 25 is attached in the vicinity of the rear camera 24 on the rear fender 18.

[0039] As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the recorder main body 21 includes a housing 28 and a memory card 29. The housing 28 is a box-shaped member that holds the memory card 29 inside, and has a slot 28a on one of its surfaces for inserting and removing the memory card 29. The memory card 29 is a detachable storage medium, such as an SD card, and can be attached to or removed from the inside of the housing 28 through the slot 28a. In other words, the slot 28a is an opening for accessing the memory card 29 (storage medium), which corresponds to the "access part" in the present disclosure.

[0040] The housing 28 incorporates a processing unit 27 (FIG. 2) that controls the storage process in the memory card 29. The processing unit 27 stores the video images for a specified recording time taken by the front camera 23 and the rear camera 24 in the memory card 29 while updating them. For example, the processing unit 27 sequentially deletes the video images older than the recording time from the memory card 29 and stores the latest captured video images by each of the cameras 23, 24 in the memory card 29 in a form of overwriting the deleted data. In addition, the processing unit 27 stores the data of the position information input from the GPS antenna 25 in the memory card 29 while associating it with the captured video images.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 26 is attached to the handle 8. Specifically, the operation unit 26 is fixed to the upper surface of a bracket 67 attached to the handle post 61 on either the left or right side (here, the left side).

[0042] The operation unit 26 includes a shooting switch 26a and a plurality of indicators 26b. The shooting switch 26a is a switch that is turned on by the occupant at the timing when the occupant wants to save the video. That is, when the shooting switch 26a is turned on by the occupant, the update of the video for a predetermined period including the time point of the turn-on operation is prohibited in the recorder main body 21. Thereby, the video that the occupant wants to save can be left on the memory card 29 without being updated. The indicator 26b emits light in a color corresponding to the operation mode of the drive recorder 2, thereby notifying the occupant, for example, that the front camera 23 and the rear camera 24 are currently shooting.

[0043] [Layout of Recorder Main Body, etc.] Next, the layout of the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are arranged between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4 in a side view, and are arranged at a position overlapping the engine 5 in a front view.

[0044] The recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are mounted on the tray 30 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. The tray 30 includes a flat tray main body 31 on which the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are placed, a pair of front fixing pieces 32 protruding forward and upward from two positions on the left and right at the front end of the tray main body 31, and a rear fixing piece 33 protruding rearward and downward from the rear end of the tray main body 31. The pair of front fixing pieces 32 are respectively fastened to a pair of protruding pieces 116 joined to two positions on the left and right of the center cross pipe 46 using bolts or the like. The rear fixing piece 33 is fastened to the protruding portion 83c of the battery case 81 using bolts or the like. That is, the tray 30 is fixed to the center cross pipe 46 and the battery case 81 by fastening the front fixing piece 32 to the protruding piece 116 and fastening the rear fixing piece 33 to the protruding portion 83c.

[0045] The tray 30 fixed in the manner as described above is disposed above the battery case 81 and inside the side closed frame body 11A (FIG. 5) in a side view. Also, the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 attached on the tray 30 are also included inside the side closed frame body 11A in a side view. Here, as already described, the side closed frame body 11A is a frame body in a triangular shape in a side view defined by the main pipe 41, the rear pipe 44, and the center pipe 43. The recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 inside such a side closed frame body 11A do not overlap with any of the pipes 41, 43, and 44 in a side view.

[0046] Here, a side cover 15 is attached to the side closed frame body 11A so as to cover its inner region. Therefore, the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 inside the side closed frame body 11A are covered by the side cover 15 during normal times when the side cover 15 is attached (see FIG. 4).

[0047] The recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are fixed to the upper surface of the tray main body 31 using fixing means such as adhesive tape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are fixed at a position offset to the right side in the tray main body 31. That is, when the line that bisects the housing 28 of the recorder main body 21 in the vehicle width direction is the center line X, the recorder main body 21 is arranged such that its center line X is offset to the right side of the vehicle width center CL of the vehicle body 1. Here, as described above, a side stand 19 (FIG. 1) is attached to the left side of the vehicle body 1. Therefore, the center line X of the recorder main body 21 is located on the side opposite to the side stand 19 with the vehicle width center CL interposed therebetween. In other words, the recorder main body 21 is arranged such that its central portion is offset to the side opposite to the side stand 19 with respect to the vehicle width center CL of the vehicle body 1. Similarly, the power supply unit 22 is also arranged such that its central portion is offset to the side opposite to the side stand 19 (right side) with respect to the vehicle width center CL of the vehicle body 1.

[0048] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a slot 28a for inserting and removing the memory card 29 is formed on the right side surface of the housing 28. In other words, the recorder main body 21 is arranged such that the slot 28a opens on the side opposite to the side stand 19 (right side) in the vehicle width direction. However, when the side cover 15 is normally attached, the slot 28a is covered by the side cover 15.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 7, a main harness 125 is routed along the main pipe 41 so as to extend in the front-rear direction on the left side portion of the upper part of the vehicle body 1. The main harness 125 is a cable bundling signal lines connected to the control unit 121 (FIG. 6) and power lines connected to the battery 80. The routing position of the main harness 125 corresponds to the side opposite to the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 arranged on the right side of the vehicle body 1. In other words, the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22 are arranged on the side opposite to the main harness 125 in the vehicle width direction.

[0050] FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the fuel tank 6 and the seat 7 and the recorder main body 21 and the power supply unit 22. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 4, the recorder main body 21 is arranged below the fuel tank 6 and the seat 7. Specifically, the recorder main body 21 is arranged in a region straddling the rear part of the fuel tank 6 and the front part of the seat 7, and is arranged so as to overlap both the fuel tank 6 and the seat 7 in the plan view shown in FIG. 8. In other words, the fuel tank 6, the seat 7, and the recorder main body 21 are in a positional relationship such that at least the front part of the recorder main body 21 overlaps the fuel tank 6 and at least the rear part of the recorder main body 21 overlaps the seat 7 in the plan view. On the other hand, the power supply unit 22 is arranged so as to completely overlap the fuel tank 6 below the fuel tank 6.

[0051] [Operation and Effect] As described above, in the present embodiment, the side cover 15 is detachably attached to the side closed frame body 11A on the side surface of the vehicle body 1, and the recorder main body 21 of the drive recorder 2 is disposed at a position corresponding to the inside of the side closed frame body 11A in a side view. According to such a configuration, there is an advantage that the recorder main body 21 can be appropriately protected while ensuring the accessibility to the memory card 29 in the recorder main body 21.

[0052] That is, in the present embodiment, when the side cover 15 is normally mounted, the recorder main body 21 is covered from the side by the side cover 15, so that the side cover 15 can cover and hide the recorder main body 21 so that it cannot be visually recognized from the side. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the memory card 29 in the recorder main body 21 is illegally removed through the slot 28a, and it is possible to reduce the possibility that a foreign object or the like collides with the recorder main body 21 during traveling.

[0053] On the other hand, the extraction of video data (shooting information) from the memory card 29 by the occupant can be easily performed with the side cover 15 removed. That is, the side cover 15 can be removed from the side closed frame body 11A only by performing an operation such as removing the bolt 115 (FIG. 4) for fixing it. When the side cover 15 is removed, the slot 28a of the recorder main body 21 is exposed at a position accessible through the inner opening of the side closed frame body 11A, so that the memory card 29 can be easily removed through the exposed slot 28a, and the video data can be easily extracted from the removed memory card 29.

[0054] Here, in the present embodiment, the side-closed frame body 11A in which the recorder main body 21 is disposed inside is assembled such that the main pipe 41, the center pipe 43, and the rear pipe 44 are closed in a triangular shape in side view. In the present embodiment, since the recorder main body 21 is disposed in a robust place surrounded by the three pipes 41, 43, and 44 in this way, the recorder main body 21 can be appropriately protected. Further, since the recorder main body 21 is disposed inside the side-closed frame body 11A that does not overlap with any of the pipes 41, 43, and 44 in side view, when accessing the memory card 29 in the recorder main body 21, the pipes 41, 43, and 44 do not get in the way, and the memory card 29 can be easily inserted and removed.

[0055] Further, in the present embodiment, the recorder main body 21 is disposed between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4 at a position that overlaps with the engine 5 in front view. According to such a configuration, the recorder main body 21 can be efficiently disposed by utilizing the dead space that easily occurs between the engine 5 and the rear wheel 4. Further, since the recorder main body 21 can be disposed away from the engine 5 rearward, the heat influence that can reach the recorder main body 21 from the engine 5 can be reduced.

[0056] In particular, in the present embodiment, since the front wall 84 of the battery case 81 and the extended portion 91a of the air cleaner 9 (cleaner case 91) are disposed in a state of being close to each other in the vertical direction between the recorder main body 21 and the engine 5 (see FIG. 6), the heat influence from the engine 5 can be further reduced by using these front wall 84 and extended portion 91a as partition walls.

[0057] Further, in the present embodiment, the recorder main body 21 is disposed below the seat 7 and the fuel tank 6 at a position that overlaps with both in plan view (see FIGS. 4 and 8). According to such a configuration, the recorder main body 21 can be covered and hidden by the seat 7 and the fuel tank 6 from above, and the recorder main body 21 can be appropriately protected.

[0058] In addition, in the present embodiment, a tray 30 is installed so as to bridge the center cross pipe 46 of the vehicle body frame 11 and the protruding portion 83c of the battery case 81, and the recorder main body 21 is fixed to the upper surface of the tray 30 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). According to such a configuration, the recorder main body 21 can be stably fixed to the upper surface of the tray 30 having sufficient support rigidity.

[0059] In addition, in the present embodiment, the recorder main body 21 is arranged such that a slot 28a opens on the right side of the vehicle body 1, which is the side opposite to the side stand 19 (see FIGS. 5 and 7). According to such a configuration, when parking with the side stand 19 in a posture where the vehicle body 1 is tilted to the left side, the slot 28a will face obliquely upward, so that the insertion and removal of the memory card 29 through the slot 28a can be facilitated.

[0060] Moreover, in the present embodiment, the recorder main body 21 is arranged such that its center portion is located at a position offset to the right with respect to the vehicle width center CL of the vehicle body 1 (see FIG. 7). According to such a configuration, the slot 28a can be brought closer to the same side as the occupant who tries to extract the memory card 29, and the insertion and removal of the memory card 29 described above can be made easier.

[0061] In addition, in the present embodiment, the main harness 125 is routed along the left side portion of the vehicle body 1 opposite to the recorder main body 21 (see FIG. 7). According to such a configuration, since the distance between the recorder main body 21 and the main harness 125 is increased, it is possible to suppress the influence of electromagnetic noise that may be generated from the main harness 125 on the recorder main body 21.

[0062] [Modification Example] In the above-described embodiment, the triangular side closed frame body 11A is formed on the side surface of the vehicle body 1, and the recorder main body 21 is disposed at a position surrounded by the side closed frame body 11A in a side view. However, the frame body surrounding the recorder main body 21 is not limited to such a side closed frame body 11A. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example in which the frame body surrounding the recorder main body 21 is changed. In the modification shown in FIG. 9, the recorder main body 21 is disposed inside an upper closed frame body 11B having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. The upper closed frame body 11B in this case is a frame body formed to be closed in a rectangular shape behind the fuel tank 6, and is formed by the rear portions of a pair of main pipes 41, the upper cross member 47, and the rear cross pipe 48. The recorder main body 21 is disposed at a position surrounded by these elements 41, 47, and 48 in a plan view. Further, the recorder main body 21 is disposed in an inclined posture such that its slot 28a opens upward and rearward. The recorder main body 21 disposed inside such an upper closed frame body 11B is covered from above by the seat 7 (FIG. 4) during normal times when the seat 7 is mounted. According to the modification shown in FIG. 9, the recorder main body 21 can be protected by the seat 7 (exterior part) during normal times, and the memory card 29 can be easily inserted and removed through the slot 28a exposed in a state where the seat 7 is removed. In the modification of FIG. 9, the seat 7 covering the recorder main body 21 from above corresponds to the "cover member" in the present disclosure.

[0063] In the above-described embodiment, the recorder main body 21 is disposed such that the entire recorder main body 21 enters inside the side closed frame body 11A in a side view. However, it is sufficient that at least the slot 28a, which is the access portion to the memory card 29, enters inside the side closed frame body 11A, and it is not necessary for the entire recorder main body 21 to enter inside the side closed frame body 11A. In other words, the portion other than the slot 28a in the recorder main body 21 may overlap with any of the elements (main pipe 41, center pipe 43, and rear pipe 44) constituting the side closed frame body 11A in a side view.

[0064] In the above-described embodiment, a recorder main body 21 including a housing 28 and a memory card 29 detachable from the housing 28 is prepared, and the video images captured by the front and rear cameras 23 and 24 are stored in the memory card 29. However, the recorder main body is not limited to one including such a detachable storage medium. For example, the recorder main body may incorporate a hard disk which is a fixed storage medium. In this case, it is conceivable to provide a cable connector for extracting video data from the hard disk on the housing of the recorder main body. Thereby, the occupant can extract video data from the hard disk, for example, by inserting the other end of a cable having one end connected to an information device such as a smartphone or a personal computer into the cable connector. Note that the cable connector in this case is a port for accessing the storage medium and corresponds to the "access portion" in the present disclosure.

[0065] In the above-described embodiment, the recorder main body 21 incorporating the memory card 29 and the power supply unit 22 for supplying power to the recorder main body 21 are configured separately, but the two may be integrated. In other words, the recorder main body in the present disclosure only needs to incorporate a storage medium, and may be separated from the power supply unit as in the above-described embodiment, or may be integrated with the power supply unit.

[0066] In the above-described embodiment, the front camera 23 for photographing the front of the vehicle body 1 and the rear camera 24 for photographing the rear of the vehicle body 1 are respectively attached to the vehicle body 1, but either one of these cameras may be omitted. Alternatively, a camera for photographing any direction other than the front and rear of the vehicle body 1 (for example, the side of the vehicle body 1) may be attached.

[0067] In the above-described embodiment, the video images around the vehicle body 1 are captured as a moving image using the cameras (front camera 23 and rear camera 24), but the video images captured by the cameras are not limited to moving images, and may be, for example, still images with frame breaks. In other words, the information stored in the storage medium in the present disclosure may be any captured information captured by the cameras, and may be either moving image or still image information.

[0068] In the above embodiment, an example in which the present disclosure is applied to a motorcycle, which is a type of straddle-type vehicle, has been described. However, the present disclosure is also applicable to other straddle-type vehicles such as three-wheeled vehicles and four-wheeled buggies.

[0069] [Summary] Summarizing the above embodiment and its modified examples, it is as follows.

[0070] The straddle-type vehicle includes a vehicle body, a camera attached to the vehicle body, a recorder main body including a storage medium that stores the shooting information captured by the camera, and a cover member that is detachably attached to the vehicle body as an exterior part and at least covers the access part to the storage medium in the recorder main body when attached.

[0071] In this aspect, during normal times when the cover member is attached, the access part to the storage medium in the recorder main body can be covered and hidden by the cover member. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a situation in which an unauthorized operation on the storage medium is performed through the access part, and it is possible to reduce the possibility that a foreign object or the like collides with the recorder main body during traveling.

[0072] On the other hand, extraction of the shooting information from the storage medium by the occupant can be easily performed in a state where the cover member is removed. That is, by removing the cover member and exposing the access part to the storage medium, it is possible to easily access the storage medium through the exposed access part and extract the shooting information.

[0073] The recorder main body may include a housing and a memory card as the storage medium that is detachably attached inside the housing. In this case, the access part can be a slot formed in the housing for insertion and removal of the memory card.

[0074] In this aspect, the memory card can be easily removed from the housing through the slot that is exposed when the cover member is removed, and the shooting information can be easily extracted from the removed memory card.

[0075] The vehicle body may include a side closed frame body assembled so as to have a specific closed shape in side view. In this case, the cover member is a side cover detachably attached to the side closed frame body, and the recorder main body is preferably arranged at a position such that the access portion is included inside the side closed frame body in side view.

[0076] In this aspect, since the recorder main body is arranged in a robust place surrounded by the side closed frame body, the recorder main body can be appropriately protected. Also, since the side closed frame body does not interfere when accessing the storage medium through the access portion, the accessibility to the storage medium can be improved.

[0077] The saddle-type vehicle may further include a rear wheel and a drive source for rotationally driving the rear wheel. In this case, the recorder main body is preferably arranged between the drive source and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the drive source in front view.

[0078] In this aspect, the recorder main body can be efficiently arranged by utilizing the dead space that easily occurs between the drive source and the rear wheel. Also, since the recorder main body can be arranged away from the drive source rearward, the heat influence that can reach the recorder main body from the drive source can be reduced.

[0079] The saddle-type vehicle may further include a seat on which a passenger sits. In this case, the recorder main body can be arranged below the seat and at a position overlapping the seat in plan view.

[0080] In this aspect, the recorder main body can be covered with the seat from above, and the recorder main body can be appropriately protected.

[0081] The saddle-type vehicle may further include a side stand that supports the vehicle body in an inclined state. In this case, it is preferable that the recorder main body is arranged such that the access portion faces the side opposite to the side stand in the vehicle width direction.

[0082] In this aspect, when the vehicle body is parked by the side stand that tilts in the vehicle width direction, the access portion to the storage medium faces obliquely upward, so that the storage medium can be easily accessed through the access portion.

[0083] Preferably, the recorder main body is arranged such that its central portion is offset to the side opposite to the side stand with respect to the vehicle width center of the vehicle body.

[0084] In this aspect, since the access portion approaches the same side as the occupant who attempts to access the storage medium, the accessibility to the storage medium can be further improved.

[0085] The saddle-type vehicle may further include a fuel tank attached to the upper front portion of the vehicle body. Further, the vehicle body may include an upper closed frame body assembled to have a specific closed shape in a top view behind the fuel tank. In this case, the cover member can be a seat detachably attached to the upper closed frame body, and the recorder main body can be arranged at a position such that the access portion is included inside the upper closed frame body in a top view.

[0086] In this aspect, the recorder main body can be protected by the seat during normal times, and the storage medium in the recorder main body can be easily accessed through the access portion exposed when the seat is removed.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0087] 1: Vehicle body 4: Rear wheel 5: Engine (drive source) 6: Fuel tank 7: Sheet 11A: Side closing frame body 11B: Upper closing frame body 15: Side cover (cover member) 19: Side stand 21: Recorder main body 23: Front camera 24: Rear camera 28: Housing 28a: Slot (access part) 29: Memory card (storage medium) CL: Vehicle width center

Claims

1. A vehicle body, a camera attached to the vehicle body, a recorder main body including a storage medium for storing shooting information shot by the camera, and a cover member detachably attached to the vehicle body as an exterior part and covering at least an access part to the storage medium in the recorder main body when attached, wherein the recorder main body is arranged such that the access part opens toward the cover member, a saddle-type vehicle.

2. In the saddle-type vehicle according to Claim 1, the recorder main body includes a housing, with a line bisecting the housing in the vehicle width direction as a center line, when the center of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is the vehicle width center, the recorder main body is arranged such that the center line is offset toward the side where the cover member is arranged with respect to the vehicle width center, a saddle-type vehicle.

3. In the saddle-type vehicle according to Claim 1 or 2, the vehicle body includes a vehicle body frame and a head part, the vehicle body frame includes a pair of left and right main pipes extending rearward and downward from above the head part, the pair of left and right main pipes includes portions curved so as to be close to each other in top view, and the recorder main body is arranged between the pair of left and right main pipes in top view and at the curved portion, a saddle-type vehicle.

4. In the saddle-type vehicle according to Claim 1 or 2, the vehicle body includes an engine, a reservoir tank for storing cooling water of the engine, and a side closed frame body assembled to have a specific closed shape in side view, the reservoir tank includes a replenishment port for replenishing the cooling water, the cover member is a side cover detachably attached to the side closed frame body, and the access part of the recorder main body and the replenishment port of the reservoir tank are arranged inside the side closed frame body in side view, a saddle-type vehicle.

5. In the saddle-type vehicle according to Claim 1, the recorder main body includes a housing and a memory card as the storage medium detachably inserted into the housing, and the access part is a slot formed in the housing for inserting and removing the memory card, a saddle-type vehicle.

6. In the saddle-type vehicle according to Claim 1 or 2, further includes a side stand for supporting the vehicle body in an inclined state, The recorder main body is an saddle-type vehicle arranged such that the access part faces the side opposite to the side stand in the vehicle width direction.

7. In the saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a fuel tank attached to the upper front part of the vehicle body, the vehicle body includes an upper closed frame body assembled to have a specific closed shape in a top view behind the fuel tank, the cover member is a seat detachably attached to the upper closed frame body, the recorder main body is an saddle-type vehicle arranged at a position such that the access part is included inside the upper closed frame body in a top view.

8. A vehicle body, a camera attached to the vehicle body, a recorder main body including a storage medium for storing shooting information shot by the camera, a cover member detachably attached to the vehicle body as an exterior part and covering at least the access part to the storage medium in the recorder main body when mounted, a rear wheel, a drive source for rotationally driving the rear wheel, a case body fixed to the vehicle body between the drive source and the rear wheel in the front-rear direction, and an air cleaner disposed above the drive source and the case body, the recorder main body is supported above the case body and behind the air cleaner, an saddle-type vehicle in which the front wall of the case body and the rear wall of the air cleaner are close to each other in the vertical direction.

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