BATTERY SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE
FIG7 is a side view that illustrates a lid of the tool box mounted on a vehicle body
FIG7 is an enlarged view of the lid 31, as viewed from the left direction, for illustrating how the lid 31 is mounted. The lid 31 is formed like a trapezoid that is turned upside down. In addition, for making the front portion of the lid 31 higher and the rear portion of the lid 31 lower, the lid 31 is disposed diagonally along the lower surface of the main frame 7, which is disposed diagonally upward in the front direction as viewed in a side view. Moreover, as illustrated in FIG7, since the tool box 13 including the lid 31 is directly fixed to the vehicle-body frame via the bolts 35a and 36a, the need for the tool box band used for the above-described slide-type battery case can be eliminated. As a result, the number of components and the weight can be reduced.
side view
8
pivot frame
7
main frame
17
battery
35
front-side upper portion
34
hinge
50
engine hanger stay
36
rear-side upper portion
31
lid
13
tool box
['1. A battery support structure for a saddle-type vehicle, comprising: a vehicle-body frame (1); an engine (10) supported by the vehicle-body frame (1); a battery case (16) supported below the vehicle-body frame (1); and a battery (17) housed in the battery case (16); the battery case (16) having a side opening (16a) opened toward one direction in a vehicle-width direction, the battery case (16) being disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the battery case (16) is equal to the vehicle-width direction, the battery (17) being housed in the battery case (16) such that the battery (17) is detachably attached to the battery case (16) along the vehicle-width direction, wherein a storage case (13) for containing a non-electrical component is disposed on the side opening (16a) side of the battery case (16) and adjacent to the battery (17), one portion of the storage case (13) fits in the side opening (16a) of the battery case (16), and protrudes inward from the side opening (16a), and the battery (17) is prevented by the storage case (13), from moving toward a direction in which the battery (17) is removed.', '4. The battery support structure according to claim 1, wherein the storage case (13) includes a storage case body (30) and a lid (31), wherein the storage case (13) is configured to contain a tool, and the storage case body (30) serves as an abutment portion that abuts against the battery (17).', '5. The battery support structure according to claim 1, wherein the engine (10) is supported by the vehicle-body frame (1) via an engine hanger (54) formed in an engine hanger stay (50) extending from the vehicle-body frame (1), the storage case (13) is fixed to the engine hanger stay (50), one surface of the battery case (16) in a front-and-rear direction is locked by the engine hanger (54), and the storage case (13) is fixed to the engine hanger stay (50) and the battery case (16) is locked by the engine hanger (54) with respect to the engine hanger stay (50).', '6. The battery support structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-body frame (1) includes a main frame (7) disposed above the engine (10) and extending in the front-and-rear direction, and a pivot frame (8) disposed behind the engine (10) and extending in a vertical direction, the engine (10) includes a crank case (11) and a cylinder (12) protruding upward from an upper portion of the crank case (11), and when viewed in a side view of the vehicle, the battery case (16) is disposed in a space surrounded by the cylinder (12), the main frame (7), the pivot frame (8), and the crank case (11).']