Claims:We Claim:
1. A saddle type vehicle (100) comprising:
a side frame (101) extending from a head tube (122) in a rearward direction (R) of said vehicle (100);
a rear down frame (121) extending in an upward direction (U) towards said side frame (101);
wherein said rear down frame (121) fixedly attached to said side frame (101) immediately below a seat assembly (111) of said vehicle;
a frame connecting plate (123) fixedly attached to side frame (101) and said rear down frame (121) at a converging portion of said rear down frame (121) said side frame (101);
a battery case (120) securely disposed between said side frame (101) and said rear down frame (121) through a battery supporting means (125); and
a beeper assembly (200) detachably attached to a battery case flange (124) of said battery case (120) and said beeper assembly (200) located in an assembly space (126).
2. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said assembly space (116) is formed between said rear down frame (121), said rear down frame (121) and said battery case (120).
3. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beeper assembly (200) is attached to a battery case flange (124) through one or more fastening means.
4. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beeper assembly (200) is attached to a battery case flange (124) through a rubber boot.
5. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beeper assembly (200) comprises:
a beeper (205) fixedly disposed on a flange surface (204);
a mounting bracket (202) to mount said beeper (205) on said battery case flange (124);
an anti-rotation pip (203) on said flange surface (204) to restrict motion of said beeper assembly (200); and
a beeper cable (209) with a coupler (210) coming out of said beeper (205).
6. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein said mounting bracket (202) comprises:
a first projection (202a) perpendicular to a second projection (202b);
a third projection (202c) perpendicular to said second projection (202b);
wherein said first projection (202a) is provided with a mounting hole (201) to mount said beeper assembly (200) on battery case flange (124); and
a beeper mounting hole (206) to mount said beeper (205) on said mounting bracket (202).
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter relates generally to a vehicle. The present subject matter specifically but not exclusively relates to a beeper assembly for a saddle type vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Generally, when a person drives a vehicle on a road and when the direction of the vehicle needs to be changed, either in a right or a left direction, in order to change the lane then for alert mechanism a blinker is provided in the vehicle to alert the other vehicles approaching from behind. Similarly, for the vehicles which are in the vicinity also need to be alerted by a sound mechanism for which a beeper is installed in the vehicle. Usually, a beeper is mounted on a front portion of the vehicle i.e., in a headlamp assembly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0003] The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference like features and components.
[0004] Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary view of the left side of the motorcycle type vehicle.
[0005] Fig. 1(a) illustrates side view of the motorcycle frame with mounted beeper assembly.
[0006] Fig. 2 illustrates the mounting of the beeper assembly in the vehicle.
[0007] Fig. 3 illustrates a front view of the beeper assembly.
[0008] Fig. 4 illustrates an exploded view of the beeper assembly.
[0009] Fig. 5 illustrates a side view of an embodiment of the present subject matter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00010] A beeper is commonly provided in a head lamp assembly. The beeper is generally integrated to the turn signal lamps of the vehicle so that whenever any of the turn signal lamp is switched ON, the beeper starts generating beep sound and when the turn signal lamp is switched OFF, then the beeper also stops generating beep sound.
[00011] It is necessary that the sound of the beeper should be audible to the driver as the driver should know when to turn OFF the beeper otherwise a wrong indication may be indicated to other vehicles on the road and it may result to an accident. Also, the sound of the beeper should be audible to the traffic moving in the left or right side, moving along with the vehicle, in order to alert the adjacent vehicles that the vehicle is ready to take a turn as the turn signal lamp is out of the visibility range of the adjacent vehicles’ drivers. The location of the beeper in the head lamp assembly supresses the sound coming out from the beeper and also the serviceability of the beeper becomes difficult as the space inside the head lamp assembly is constraint due to the presence of multiple couplers dedicated for each of the electrical components such as the electric lamp, mobile charger, ignition locking system etc. Further, the presence of a horn in the front portion of the vehicle leads to superposition of the sound coming from the horn and the sound coming from the beeper which may cause difficulty in differentiating between the two sounds.
[00012] Another problem associated with the beeper assembly provided within the head lamp assembly is the water entry because of multiple recesses provided for cable entry thereby causing damage to the beeper assembly.
[00013] Further, providing the beeper assembly far away from the battery increases the length of the wire harness and due to which the wire harness connecting the beeper to the battery is highly susceptible to the external noises due to any change of electromagnetic field and thereby affecting the functioning of the beeper.
[00014] Hence, it is the object of the present subject matter to provide a beeper assembly and mounting location of the beeper assembly which solves the above problems associated with the mounting of the beeper in the head lamp assembly of the saddle type vehicle.
[00015] Another aspect of the present subject matter is to provide a beeper assembly, which is located within an assembly space formed by a battery case, a side frame and a rear down frame and the battery case, the side frame and the rear down frame along with the beeper assembly are covered by a side cover of the vehicle which can be assembled easily. The side cover provides ease in removing the beeper assembly which was not possible in the head lamp assembly because of the presence of multiple couplers for electrical components. Also, the present location provided in the subject matter for the beeper assembly eliminates the probability of the water entry which was earlier faced in the head lamp assembly configuration.
[00016] Yet another aspect of the present subject matter provides a beeper assembly which is mounted on a battery case flange of the battery case using a mounting bracket, thereby, utilizing the unused space between the battery case and the rear down frame. Since, the beeper assembly is located near the battery, the configuration results in the reduction of the length of the wire harness unlike in the case of prior art where the beeper assembly was placed in the head lamp assembly, away from the battery, and causing a drop in the voltage.
[00017] Another aspect of the present subject matter is to provide a beeper assembly which is mounted on the battery case flange of the battery case using a rubber boot. By using the rubber boot, the beeper assembly can be easily removed and thereby confirming ease in service of the beeper assembly.
[00018] Still another aspect of the present subject matter is to provide an anti-rotation pip in the beeper assembly in order to restrict the motion of said beeper assembly in either clockwise or anti-clock wise rotation. Therefore, the provision of anti-rotation pip ensures that the beeper assembly is restricted to the intended location and thereby ensuring that the intensity of the sound of the beeper remains unaffected.
[00019] Another aspect of the present subject matter is to provide a cable with a coupler which can be electrically coupled to an instrument cluster of the vehicle through a controller in the vehicle in order to receive a command to enable the beeper when the turn signal lamps are activated by the user of the vehicle.
[00020] Yet another aspect of the present subject matter is to provide a mounting bracket for the beeper mounting structure which comprises a first projection perpendicular to a second projection and a third projection perpendicular to second projection such that the first projection and the third projection are parallel to each other. The first projection is provided with a mounting hole to mount the beeper assembly on the battery case flange of the battery case and a beeper mounting hole to on the third projection to mount said.
[00021] Fig. 1 is a left side of the motorcycle type vehicle (100) (hereinafter ‘the vehicle’). According to one aspect of the present invention, the vehicle (100) includes the body frame (not shown) schematically configured to mount the fuel tank assembly (109) for disposing vapor tube in fuel tank assembly (109). In a front portion (F) of the vehicle (100), a steering shaft (not shown) is supported rotatable in a certain range. Further a handlebar (105) is rotatable integrally connected to the steering shaft for steering the vehicle (100) and is connected to a front wheel (108) through the steering shaft. A steering handle (118) is rotatable supported, independently of a front fork assembly (106), on a steering stem provided on the head tube (122, refer fig 1(a)) an upper portion of the front wheel is covered by a front fender (107) which prevents mud and water from getting deflected towards the steering shaft. The front wheel (108) is rotatably mounted on the front portion (F) thereof and a rear wheel (117) is rotatable mounted on a rearward direction (R) thereof. Further, the front fork assembly (106) is mounted over the front fender (107). In a portion lying ahead of the front fork assembly (106), a lighting device for example as a headlamp (103), a pair of signaling devices like as turn signal lamps (not shown), a display device like as a speedometer (not shown) are housed by a holding structure (not shown) mounted thereto. The portion, lying at the backside of the vehicle (100), includes the tail lamp (115), a rear fender (116) which prevents the entry of mud and water from getting deflected. An adjustable windscreen (102) is mounted to the front of the vehicle (100). A pair of rear view mirror (104) comprises a casing, the casing having a front mirror for reflecting the image of traffic approaching from behind. At least one of a right & left side shock absorber (112) is placed which gives better ride experience to the rider. A two legged stand (not shown) is used to support and hold the vehicle (100). The stand (not shown) moves on a pivot (not shown) to take up two positions, one folded up and the other on the ground.
[00022] Further in Fig.1, in the front portion (F) of the vehicle (100), the fuel tank assembly (109) is arranged immediately behind the head tube (122) and is disposed over an internal combustion engine (114). A seat assembly (111) is disposed immediately behind the fuel tank assembly (109). Below the seat assembly (11), on both sides of the vehicle (100), a side cover (110) covers the side frame (101) (refer fig. 2) and the rear down frame (121) (refer fig. 2). A pillion (113) is disposed rearward of the seat assembly. Suspension systems are provided for comfortable steering of the vehicle on the road. The front fork assembly (106) forms the front suspension system and serves as a rigidity component. An internal combustion engine (114) is mounted to a front lower portion of the vehicle body frame by means of an engine mounting bracket (not shown). An internal combustion engine (114) is equipped with an exhaust system that includes an exhaust pipe (not shown) connected to the engine and a muffler (not shown) connected to the exhaust pipe.
[00023] Fig. 1(a) illustrates a side view of the motorcycle frame with mounted beeper assembly (200). The beeper assembly (200) is mounted on the side frame (101) of the vehicle, such that the side frame (101) extends from a front portion (F) of the vehicle to a rearward direction (R) of the vehicle. The side frame (101) originates from the head tube (122) and extend towards the rearward direction (R), towards the tail lamp (115).
[00024] Fig. 2 illustrates the mounting of the beeper assembly (200) in the vehicle (100). A side frame (101) provided on both right hand side and the left-hand side of the vehicle (100) extending from a head tube (122) located in the front direction (F) and towards the rearward direction (R). Such that the side frames (101), left side frame and right side frame, are parallel to each other and the seat assembly (111) is disposed immediately above both left side frame and right side frame (101). Further, a rear down frame (121) extends rearwardly in an upward direction (U) from a downward direction (D) of the vehicle (100). The rear down frame (121) is fixedly attached to the side frame (101) at the rear end by welding. The rear down frame (121) and the side frame (101) converges and gets fixedly attached immediately below the seat assembly (111) of the vehicle.
[00025] For the purpose of providing electric supply to the electric components provided in the vehicle (100), a battery (not shown) is provided. The battery is disposed inside a battery case (120). The battery case (120) is securely disposed between the imaginary triangle (TT’T’’’) formed by the side frame (101), a down tube and the rear down frame (121). The battery case (120) is provided with a support through a battery supporting means (125), which is fixedly attached to the rear down frame (121), and a frame connecting plate (123) by using one or more fastening means such as screws or snap fit.
[00026] Further, the beeper assembly (200) is detachably attached to a battery case flange (124) of the battery case (120) by one or more fastening means such as screws. An assembly space (126) has been formed between the rear down frame (121), side frame (101) and the battery case (120) such that the beeper assembly (200) is securely located in the assembly space. The beeper assembly (200) remains inside the body of the vehicle and prevents the beeper assembly (200) getting hit by any vehicle component such as the side cover (110). The side cover (110) can be easily removed during the servicing and therefore it becomes easy to service the beeper assembly (110) without causing any inconvenience. Also, it enables easy accessibility because of the location of the beeper assembly (200) such that a person during the assembly of the vehicle gets the clear view of the location of where the beeper assembly (200) is to be mounted and also becomes easy to assemble the beeper assembly (200) because of no constraint of space unlike head lamp cover. The side cover (110) can be easily removed during servicing which makes the access very easy. In another embodiment the beeper assembly (200) can be hanged on to a battery case flange (124) though a hanging means such as a rubber boot.
[00027] Fig. 3 illustrates the front view of the beeper assembly (200). The beeper assembly (200) comprises a beeper (205) which is fixedly disposed on a flange surface (204) such that the diaphragm of the beeper (205) faces towards the inner surface of the side cover (110) of the vehicle which covers the side frame (101). Further, a mounting bracket (202) is provided to mount the beeper (205) on the battery case flange (124). Further, on the flange surface (204) an anti-rotation pip (203) is provided which restricts the motion of the beeper assembly (200) during the vibration or movement of the vehicle (100).
[00028] Fig. 4 illustrates an exploded view of the beeper assembly (200). The beeper assembly (200) comprises of a beeper (205) fixedly disposed on a flange surface (204). The flange surface (204) has a wide end (204b) where the beeper (205) is located, facing the inner surface of the side cover (110) of the side frame (101) of the vehicle and a narrow end (204a) which is provided with an anti –rotation pip (203) piercing through the flange surface (204) to protrude on both sides of the flange surface (204). The anti-rotation pip (203) is provided in the beeper assembly (200) to restrict any kind of motion either in clock wise or anti clock wise direction. The flange surface (204) has a wide end (204b) which is wider than the narrow end (204a) and the wide end (204b) which allows the beeper assembly (200) to get accommodated in the assembly space (126) and the assembly space (126) is triangular in shape.
[00029] A mounting bracket (202) which enables mounting of the beeper (205) comprises of a first projection (202a), a second projection (202b) and a third projection (202c) such that the first projection (202a) is perpendicular to the second projection (202b), a third projection (202c) perpendicular to the second projection (202b). The first projection (202a) forms a curve with the second projection (202b) at a first end (211a) and the third projection (202c) forms a curve with the second projection (202b) at a second end (211b) such that the first projection (202a) and third projection (202c) are placed juxtaposed facing away from each other. The first projection (202a) faces in upward direction (U) and the third protection (202c) faces in downward direction (D). The first projection (202a) and second projection (202c) are parallel to each other.
[00030] The first projection (202a) is provided with a mounting hole (201) to mount the beeper assembly (200) on the battery case flange (124). The third projection (202c) is provided with a beeper mounting hole (206) to mount the beeper (205) on the mounting bracket (202).
[00031] The beeper (205) is electrically configured to a speedometer (not shown) and turn lamp signals (not shown) provided in the vehicle (100). Whenever the vehicle takes a turn in either direction, the beeper (205) starts beeping and the placement of the beeper (205) is such that the traffic, both in front as well as on either sides of the vehicle, would be able to hear the beeps to alert the people driving in the vicinity that the vehicle (100) is about to take a turn either in the right hand side or the left hand side direction. The location of the beeper (205) allows the sound to travel in both forward and in the sideways direction which overcomes the problem associated with the prior art in which, the beeper was located inside the headlamp assembly. Therefore, in order to electrically configure the beeper (205) to the turn signal lamp of the vehicle, a beeper cable (209) with a coupler (210) has been provided.
[00032] The mounting bracket (202) is removably mounted on the battery case flange (124) with one or more fastening means such as a screw (208) and a nut (207).
[00033] Fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment of the present subject matter where the beeper assembly is mounted on the frame connecting plate (123). The frame connecting plate (123) is fixedly attached at the converging portion of the rear down frame (121) and the side frame (101). The beeper assembly (200) is aligned along the side frame (101) and at least a portion of the beeper (205) of the beeper assembly (200) overlaps the side frame (101) when seen from the side of the vehicle. The beeper assembly (200) is provided with a beeper cable (209) which is connected to the speedometer through a controller using a coupler (210). The coupler (210) allows ease in assembly of the beeper assembly (200) with the electrical units of the vehicle and the beeper assembly (200) can be removed easily during the service of the vehicle. Further, the beeper cable (209) takes support of the side frame (101) using a strap (501) made up of flexible material such as a rubber or a plastic. The strap (501) holds the beeper cable (209).