Title of Invention

REAR COMBINATION LAMP INSTALLATION STRUCTURE IN A MOTORCYCLE

Abstract

Rear combination lamp installation structure in a motorcycle where a rear cowl (38) which is provided with an opening (55) that can be closed by a seating seat (27) in an upper part and which covers the rear of a body frame (F) and a rear fender (39) which is arranged on the downside of the rear cowl (38) and which covers a rear wheel (WR) from the upside are attached to the rear of the body frame (F) and a rear combination lamp (41) provided with a bulb (43) for a tail lamp and a pair of bulbs (45) for turn signal lamps is arranged in the rear of the rear cowl (38) with the rear of the rear combination lamp (41) opposite to the back of a rear end of the rear cowl (38), wherein: the bulb (43) for the tail lamp and the pair of bulbs (45) for the turn signal lamps can be replaced with new ones with lenses (44, 46, 47) installed in a condition in which the rear combination lamp (41) is detached from the rear cowl (38); a fitting-mechanism (80) for switching the fitting of the rear combination lamp (41) into the rear cowl (38) according to operation for pushing the rear combination lamp forward in a longitudinal direction of the body and the release of the fitting of the rear combination lamp (41) from the rear cowl (38) according to operation for pulling out the rear combination lamp backward in the longitudinal direction of the body and for fitting the rear combination lamp (41) to the rear fender (39), is provided between a tower part of the rear combination lamp (41) and the rear fender (39); 22 15 JUL 2008 a stay (51) provided to an upper part of the rear combination lamp (41) is arranged in the opening (55) of the rear cowl (38) with the stay directed upward; and the stay (51) is fastened to the body frame (F) by a fastening member (74) that can be unfastened from the upside in a condition in which a closed state of the opening (55) by the seating seat (27) is released.

Full Text

FORM 2 THE PATENTS ACT 1970 [39 OF 1970] COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [See Section 10 ; rule 13] "REAR COMBINATION LAMP INSTALLATION STRUCTURE IN A MOTORCYCLE" HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, a corporation of Japan, 1-1, Minamiaoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, The following specification particularly describes the nature of the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:- 2 JAN 2008 GRANTED 2-1-2008 The present invention relates to a rear combination lamp installation structure in a motorcycle. [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a motorcycle in which a rear combination lamp having a bulb for a tail lamp and a pair of bulbs for winkers is disposed in a rear cowl having an opening which can be closed with a passenger's seat and covering a rear portion of a body frame so that the rear portion of the rear combination lamp faces the rear from the rear end of the rear cowl. More particularly, the invention relates to improvement in a structure of attaching a rear combination lamp. [Prior Art] Conventionally, a structure of a motorcycle in which a rear combination lamp is disposed in a rear cowl so that the rear portion of the rear combination lamp faces the rear from the rear end of the rear cowl is already known by, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-280947. [Problem to be solved by the Invention] In the conventional structure, the rear combination lamp is fastened to the body frame together with the rear cowl. At the time of replacing a bulb for a tail lamp and bulbs for winkers, the rear combination lamp has to be detached together with the rear cowl from the body frame, so that maintenance work is complicated. Although there may be a method of fixing the base of the rear combination lamp to the body frame and detachably attaching a lens to the base in order to solve such complication, a fitting screw or the like is disposed on the outer face of the lens and there is the possibility that marketability from the viewpoint of appearance deteriorates. The present invention has been achieved in consideration of such circumstances and its object is to provide a structure of attaching a rear combination lamp in a motorcycle, which allows a work of replacing a bulb for a tail lamp and bulbs for winkers to be easily performed while avoiding deterioration in marketability from the viewpoint of appearance. [Means for solving the Problem] To achieve the object, according to the invention of Claim 1, in a motorcycle in which a rear cowl having an opening formed in its upper portion, that can be closed by a passenger's seat, and covering a rear portion of a body frame, and a rear fender disposed below the rear cowl and covering a rear wheel from above are attached to the rear portion of the body frame, and a rear combination lamp having a bulb for a tail lamp and a pair of bulbs for winkers is disposed in the rear portion of the rear cowl so that the rear portion of the rear combination lamp faces to the rear from a rear end of the rear cowl, between a lower portion of the rear combination lamp and the rear fender, the rear combination lamp having the bulb for the tail lamp and the pair of bulbs for winkers which can be replaced while lenses remain attached when the rear combination lamp is detached from the rear cowl, a joining mechanism is provided which joins the rear combination lamp to the rear fender while switching a joining state between joint according to an operation of pushing the rear combination lamp into the rear cowl and cancellation of joint according to an operation or pulling out the rear combination lamp from the rear cowl to the rear, and a stay provided on the rear combination lamp is disposed in a position in which the stay faces upward through an opening in the rear cowl and is fastened to the body frame by a fastening member which can be fastened from above. With the configuration of the invention of Claim 1, fastening of the stay provided on the rear combination lamp to the body frame is canceled by the operation of unfastening the fastening member via the opening in the rear cowl, the opening being in a state where its closed state by the passenger's seat is canceled, the joint by the joining mechanism is canceled by the operation of pulling out the rear combination lamp from the rear cowl to the rear, and the lower portion of the rear combination lamp is detached from the rear fender, thereby enabling the whole rear combination lamp to be pulled out from the rear cowl to the rear. From the rear combination lamp pulled out from the rear cowl, the bulb for the tail lamp and the pair of bulbs for winkers can be replaced while the lenses remain attached. At the time of attaching the rear combination lamp, it is sufficient to perform an operation reverse to the pulling operation. Therefore, while improving marketability from the viewpoint of appearance by avoiding a member for maintenance from being disposed on the outer face of the lenses, attachment and detachment of the whole rear combination lamp are facilitated, and a work of replacing the bulb for the tail lamp and the bulbs for winkers can be easily performed. According to the present invention of Claim 2 , in addition to the configuration of the invention of Claim 1, the rear cowl is constructed by a pair of right and left side cowls covering the rear combination lamp from both sides and a center cowl fastened to the both side cowls and covering the rear combination lamp from above, the center cowl capable of being fastened or unfastened from the inner side, and the rear cowl is attached to the rear portion of the body frame. With the configuration, when a part of the rear cowl covering the rear combination lamp is damaged, the whole rear cowl does not have to be replaced. Moreover, the part for fastening the center cowl to the both side cowls can be prevented from appearing on the outer face of the rear cowl. It can also contribute to improvement in marketability from the viewpoint of appearance. [Mode for Carrying Out the Invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to the attached drawings. [Brief Description of the Drawings] [Fig. 1] Side view of a motorcycle. [Fig. 2] Enlarged diagram seen from the arrow 2 in Fig. 1. [Fig. 3] Cross section taken along line 3-3 in Fig. 2. [Fig. 4] Cross section taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 2. [Fig. 5] Perspective view of a rear portion of the motorcycle in a state where a left side cowl is omitted. [Fig, 6] Plan view of a rear combination lamp and a rear cowl which are detached from each other. [Fig. 7] Enlarged cross section taken along line 7-7 in Fig.6, Figs. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view seen from the arrow 2 in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a cross section taken along line 3-3 in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a cross section taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a rear portion of the motorcycle in a state where a left side cowl is omitted, Fig. 6 is a plan view of a rear combination lamp and a rear cowl which are separated from each other, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross section taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 6. First, in Fig. 1, a body frame F of a motorcycle has a head pipe 12 for supporting a front fork 11 so as to be steerable, a pair of right and left main frames 13 extending from the head pipe 12 downward to the rear, a pair of right and left intermediate frames 14 provided at the rear ends of the main frames 13 in a connected row arrangement and extending vertically, a pair of right and left seat rails 15 extending upward to the rear from the upper -portion of the intermediate frames 14, and rear stays 16 each extending upward to the rear from an intermediate portion of the intermediate frame 14 and connected to an intermediate portion of the seat rail 15. A front wheel WF is rotatably pivoted at the lower end of the front fork 11 a bar handle 17 is connected to the upper end of the front fork- Llv and a. front fender 18 covering the upper part of the front wheel WF is supported by the front fork 11. A power unit P including an engine E and a transmission M and disposed below the main frame 13 is suspended by the body frame F so as to be supported by the main frames 13 and the intermediate frames 14. A spindle 19 is provided for the intermediate frames 14, front ends of a pair of right and left rear forks 20 are supported by both ends of the spindle 19 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction, and a rear wheel WR is axially supported between the rear ends of the rear forks 20. An output of the power unit P is transmitted to the rear wheel WR via a power transmission means 22 having an endless chain 21. The power transmission means 22 is disposed on the left side of the power unit P in the travel direction of the motorcycle. A chain cover 23 covering the chain 21 from above is supported by the left-side rear fork 20, and rear cushion units 24 are provided between the upper portions of the intermediate frames 14 and the rear forks 20. A fuel tank 25 supported by the main frames 13 is disposed above the engine E. On the rear side of the fuel tank 25, a main seat 26 on which the rider sits is disposed so as to be supported by the intermediate frames 14 and the seat rails 15, and a pillion seat 27 as a passenger's seat for an occupant is disposed on the rear side of the main seat 26. An air cleaner 28 is disposed below the front portion of the main seat 26 and is connected to an intake port of a cylinder head 30 in the engine E via a carburetor 29 disposed below the fuel tank 25. A radiator 31 is disposed in front of the engine E, and an exhaust pipe 32 linked to an exhaust port of the cylinder head 3 0 is extended below the engine E to the right side of the rear wheel WR and connected to an exhaust muffler 33 disposed on the right side of the rear wheel WR. The front side of the head pipe 12 in the body frame F is covered with a front cowl 34 made of a synthetic resin. The front portion of the main frames 13, the radiator 31, and the front and lower portions of the power unit P are covered from both sides with a lower-side cowl 35 made of a synthetic resin, which is linked to the front cowl 34. To the rear portion of the body frame F, a rear cowl 3 8 covering the rear portion of the body frame F and a rear fender 3 9 disposed below the rear cowl 3 8 and covering the rear wheel WR from above are attached. The rear fender 39 is provided with a pair of right and left plate attaching parts 40 to which a not-shown license plate is attached. In the rear cowl 38, a rear combination lamp 41 is disposed so that the rear portion of the rear combination lamp 41 faces to the rear from the rear end of the rear cowl 38. Referring also to Figs. 2 to 4, the rear combination lamp 41 is obtained by attaching, to a base 42 made of a synthetic resin, a pair of right and left bulbs 43 for tail lamps, inner lenses 44 for the bulbs 43 for tail lamps, a pair of right and left bulbs 45 for winkers, inner lenses 46 for the bulbs 45 for winkers, an outer lens 47 covering both of the inner lenses 44 and 46, and a cover 48 made of a synthetic resin, attaching a bulb 49 for the license plate to the cover 48, and attaching a lens 50 for the license plate between the cover 48 and the base 42. The base 42 integrally has a partition wall 42a disposed in the center in the width direction and extending vertically, a pair of first reflectors 42b disposed on both right and left sides of the partition wall 42a, each formed in a cup shape opened to the rear of the motorcycle, and having a mirror face as the inner face, and a pair of second reflectors 42c disposed on the outer sides of the first reflectors 42b and each formed in a cup shape opened to the rear of the motorcycle, and having a mirror face as an internal face. To the top of the front face of the center portion in the width direction of the base 42, a stay 51 extending to the front is integrally provided in a connected .row arrangement. To the top of the front face of the base 42 on both sides of the stay 51, a pair of breathing tubes 52 extending to the front are also integrally provided in a connected row arrangement so as to be communicated with the space between the base 42 and the outer lens 47. The bulbs 43 for the tail lamps are attached to the base 42 from the front side so as to face the inside of the first reflectors 42b, and the bulbs 45 for winkers are attached to the base 42 from the front side so as to face the inside of the second reflectors 42c. The periphery of the outer lens 47 is attached from the rear side to the periphery of the base 42 via a sealing member 53 so that a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction are elastically fit, thereby covering all of the inner lenses 44 and 46 with the outer lens 47. The cover 48 is fastened to the lower part of the base 42 from the front side. In the center portion in the width direction of the cover 48, a third reflector 48a having a cup shape which is open to the rear side of the motorcycle and whose inner face is a mirror face is provided. The bulb 49 for the license plate is attached to the cover 48 from the front side so as to face the inside of the third reflector 48a. An opening 54 for lens is formed between the cover 48 and the lower part of the base 42 in a portion corresponding to the third reflector 48a. The periphery of the lens 50 for the license plate disposed in the opening 54 for the lens is supported by the cover 48 and the base 42 so as to lead light of the bulb 49 for the license plate reflected by the third reflector 48a onto the license plate of the rear fender 39 [0025] Referring also to Figs. 5 to 7, the rear cowl 38 is attached to the seat rails 15 so as to cover the rear portion of the body frame F, specifically, the rear portion of the seat rails 15 and the rear stays 16. In the top face of the rear cowl 38, an opening 55 which can be closed by the pillion seat 27 is provided, and the closed pillion seat, 27 is supported by the rear cowl 38. Moreover, a housing 56 whose open upper end faces the opening 55 is provided between the rear portions of the seat rails 15. In a state where the pillion seat 27 is open, things can be put or taken out to/from the housing 56 via the opening 55. [0026] The rear cowl 3 8 is constructed by a pair of right and left side-cowls 57 and 57 covering the rear combination lamp 41 from both sides and a center cowl 58 fastened to the upper parts of the side cowls 57 and 57 and covering the rear combination lamp 41 from above. The opening 55 is formed by the upper ends of the side cowls 57 and 57 and the center cowl 58. [0027] Paying attention particularly to Fig. 7, support plates 57a and 57a disposed under both sides of the center cowl 58 are integrally provided at the inner periphery of the side cowls 57 and 57, and insertion holes 59 are opened in two positions with an interval in front of and on the back of each of the support plates 57a and 57a. At both ends of the center cowl 58, bosses 60 each having a contact face 60a which comes into contact with the top face of the support plate 57a around the insertion hole 59 and a cylindrical part 60b inserted into the insertion hole 59 so as not to protrude from the under face of the support plate 57a in a state where the contact face 60a is in contact with the top face of the support plate 57a are integrally provided in correspondence with the insertion holes 59. Moreover, screw members 84 each having a head portion 84a with an enlarged diameter which is joined to the under face of the support plate 57a are screwed in the bosses 60 in a state where the cylindrical portion 60b is inserted to the insertion hole 59 and the contact face 60a is in contact with the top face of the support plate 57a. The center cowl 58 which can be fastened or unfastened from the inside is fastened on the inside of the side cowls 57 and 57. To rear portions of the seat rails 15, bracket plates 61 and 61 each having a flat plate shape which is upright from the seat rail 15 are fixed. The bracket plates 61 and 61 are connected to each other via a support plate 62. On the outer face of each of the bracket plates 61, a pair of support cylinders 63 and 63 are fixed. In positions corresponding to the support cylinders 63 and 63, weld nuts 64 and 64 are fixed to the inner face of each of the bracket plates 61. On the other hand, recesses 65 and 65 toward the inner side are formed in the side cowls 57 and 57 in the rear cowl 38 so that the outer ends of the support cylinders 63 and 63 come into contact with the closed inner face of the recesses 65 and 65. Moreover, attaching parts 66a and 66a at both ends of a passenger's rail 66 formed in an almost U shape are in contact with the closed outer face of the recesses 65 and 65. Consequently, bolts 67 each having a head portion 67a with an enlarged head to be fit to each of the attaching parts 66a at both ends of the passenger's rail 66 are inserted into the attaching parts 66a, closed ends of the recesses 65, support cylinders 63 and bracket plates 61 and screwed in the weld nuts 64. In short, the side cowls 57 and 57 are fastened to the bracket plates 61 together with the passenger's rail 66. The support plate 62 has a first plate portion 62a extending almost horizontally and a second plate portion 62b extending downward from the front end of the first plate portion 62a and is formed in an almost L shape in cross section. In the center portion in the width direction of the support plate 62, an insertion hole 69 into which a hook 68 provided for the pillion seat 27 can be inserted is formed between the first and second plate portions 62a and 62b. On the rear face side of the second plate portion 62b in the support plate 62, a seat lock mechanism 70 is provided which is switched between a state where the seat lock mechanism 70 holds the hook 68 inserted through the insertion hole 69 and a state where the seat lock mechanism 70 releases the hook 68, by an operation of inserting a normal key to a key hole 71 (refer to Fig. 1) formed in a side face of the side-cowl 57 on the left side and turning the normal key. In a state where the rear combination lamp 41 is assembled, the stay 51 provided on the base 42 in the rear combination lamp 41 in a connected row arrangement extends forward so that its front end reaches the rear portion of the opening 55. To the front portion of the stay 51, a mount rubber 72 which comes into contact with the first plate portion 62a of the support plate 62 in the opening 55 is attached. To the mount rubber 72, a sleeve 73 having a flange 73a which comes into contact with the mount rubber 72 on the side opposite to the first support plate 62a is inserted. An insertion hole 75 to which a bolt 74 as a fastening member to be inserted to the sleeve 73 is formed in the first plate portion 62a, and a weld nut 76 for screwing the bolt 74 is fixed to the under face of the first plate portion 62a. Consequently, the stay 51 provided in the upper portion of the rear combination lamp 51 is disposed so as to face upward via the opening 55 in the rear cowl 38 and is fastened to the body frame F by the bolt 74 which can be unfastened from above. Moreover, a semicircular notch 77 for facilitating the operation of fastening/unfastening the bolt 74 is formed so as to construct a part of the opening 55. Brackets 78 extending downward from the seat rails 15 are fixed to the rear portion of the seat rails 15, and the rear fender 39 is fastened to the brackets 78 by bolts 79. The rear fender 39 is provided with a retaining wall 39a facing both sides of the cover 48 in the rear combination lamp 41, and the cover 48 in the rear combination lamp 41 is retained by the retaining wall 3 9a of the rear fender 3 9 via a pair of right and left joining mechanisms 80. The joining mechanism 80 is constructed by a grommet 81 made of an elastic material attached to the right or left sides of the cover 48 and a joining part 82 provided for the cover 48 so as to be detachably retained by the grommet 81. The joining part 82 has a contact face 82a which can come into contact with the rear end of each grommet 81, and a retaining nail 82b projected from the contact face 82a so as to be retained by the front end of the grommet 81 in a state where the contact face 82a is in contact with the rear end of the grommet 81. The retaining nail 82b is movable while being deflected in the grommet 81 by the action of external force to the rear combination lamp 41 in the travel direction of the body frame F. The retaining nail 82b is retained by the front end of the grommet 81 in accordance with an operation of pushing the rear combination lamp 41 into the rear cowl 38 and cancels the retention with the front end of the grommet 81 in accordance with an operation of pulling the rear combination lamp 41 from the rear cowl 3 8 to the rear side ina retained state . Therefore, in a state where fitting to the body frame F of the stay 51 is canceled, as shown in Fig. 6, the rear combination lamp 41 can be detached from the rear cowl 38 to the rear. The rear combination lamp 41 is supported by the body when the front portion of the stay 51 provided on the rear combination lamp 41 in a connected row arrangement is fastened to the body frame F and right and left two parts in the lower portion of the rear combination lamp 41 are joined to the rear fender 39 by the joining mechanisms 80. In order to suppress vertical vibrations of the rear portion of the rear combination lamp 41, a projection 85 projected toward the top face in the center portion of the base 42 of the rear combination lamp 41 is integrally in contact with the inner face of the center portion in the width direction of the center cowl 58 in the rear cowl 38. An elastic member 86 attached to the projection 85 is elastically in contact with the top face of the center portion of the base 42. The action of the embodiment will now be described. The stay 51 provided on the rear combination lamp 41 is disposed in a position so as to face upward in the opening 55 of the rear cowl 3 8 and is fastened to the body frame F by the bolt 74 which can be fastened from above. Between the rear fender 3 9 attached to the body frame F and the lower portion of the rear combination lamp 41, a pair of joining mechanisms 80 is provided which joins the rear combination lamp 41 to the rear fender 39 while switching a joining state between joint according to an operation of pushing the rear combination lamp 41 into the rear cowl 38 and cancellation of joint according to an operation of pulling out the rear combination lamp 41 from the rear cowl 3 8 to the rear. Therefore, fastening of the stay 51 provided on the rear combination lamp 41 to the body frame F is canceled by the operation of unfastening the bolt 74 via the opening 55 in the rear cowl 38 in a state where the opening 55 is not closed by the pillion seat 27, the joint by the joining mechanisms 80 is canceled by the operation of pulling out the rear combination lamp 41 from the rear cowl 38 to the rear, and the lower portion of the rear combination lamp 41 is detached from the rear fender 39, thereby enabling the whole rear combination lamp 41 to be pulled out from the rear cowl 38 to the rear. Moreover, in a state where the rear combination lamp 41 is detached from the rear cowl 38, the bulbs 43 for the tail lamp and the bulbs 45 for winkers can be replaced while the inner lenses 44 and 46 and outer lens 47 remain attached. The bulb 49 for the license plate can be replaced while the lens 50 for the license plate remains attached. At the time of attaching the rear combination lamp 41, by performing an operation reverse to the pulling operation, the rear combination lamp 41 can be assembled to the body. As a result, while improving marketability from the viewpoint of appearance by avoiding a member for maintenance from being disposed on the outer face of the outer lens 47, attachment and detachment of the whole rear combination lamp 41 are facilitated, and a work of replacing the bulbs 43 for the tail lamps, the bulbs 45 for winkers, and the bulb 49 for the license plate can be easily performed. Moreover, the rear cowl 3 8 is constructed by the pair of right and left side cowls 57 and 57 covering the rear combination lamp 41 from both sides and the center cowl 58 fastened to the side cowls 57 and 57 and covering the rear combination lamp 41 from above. Consequently, when a part of the rear cowl 38 covering the rear combination lamp 41 is damaged, the whole rear cowl 3 8 does not have to be replaced. Furthermore, the center cowl 58 is fastened to the side cowls 57 and 57 so as to be fastened or unfastened from the inner side, so that the portions for fastening the center cowl 58 to the side cowls 57 and 57 are prevented from appearing on the outer face of the rear cowl 38. Thus, it can contribute to improvement in marketability from the viewpoint of appearance. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. The present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments but the design can be variously modified without departing from the present invention described in the scope of claims. [Effects of the Invention] According to the invention of Claim 1, while improving marketability from the viewpoint of appearance, attachment and detachment of the whole rear combination lamp is facilitated and the work of replacing the bulbs for tail lamps and bulbs for winkers can be performed easily. According to the invention of Claim 2, when a part of the rear cowl covering the rear combination lamp is damaged, the whole rear cowl does not have to be replaced and, moreover, the configuration can contribute to improvement in marketability from the viewpoint of appearance. .Description of Reference Numerals] 27 ... pillion seat as passenger's seat 3 8 ... rear cowl 3 9 ... rear fender 41 ... rear combination lamp 43 ... bulbs for tail lamps 44, 46 ... inner lenses 45 ... bulbs for winkers 47 ... outer lens 51 ... stay 55 ... opening 57 ... side cowls 58 ... center cowl 74 ... bolt as fastening member 80 ... joining mechanism F ... body frame WR ... rear wheel We Claim: 1. Rear combination lamp installation structure in a motorcycle where a rear cowl (38) which is provided with an opening (55) that can be closed by a seating seat (27) in an upper part and which covers the rear of a body frame (F) and a rear fender (39) which is arranged on the downside of the rear cowl (38) and which covers a rear wheel (WR) from the upside are attached to the rear of the body frame (F) and a rear combination lamp (41) provided with a bulb (43) for a tail lamp and a pair of bulbs (45) for turn signal lamps is arranged in the rear of the rear cowl (38) with the rear of the rear combination lamp (41) opposite to the back of a rear end of the rear cowl (38), wherein: the bulb (43) for the tail lamp and the pair of bulbs (45) for the turn signal lamps can be replaced with new ones with lenses (44, 46, 47) installed in a condition in which the rear combination lamp (41) is detached from the rear cowl (38); a fitting-mechanism (80) for switching the fitting of the rear combination lamp (41) into the rear cowl (38) according to operation for pushing the rear combination lamp forward in a longitudinal direction of the body and the release of the fitting of the rear combination lamp (41) from the rear cowl (38) according to operation for pulling out the rear combination lamp backward in the longitudinal direction of the body and for fitting the rear combination lamp (41) to the rear fender (39), is provided between a tower part of the rear combination lamp (41) and the rear fender (39); 15 JUL 2008 a stay (51) provided to an upper part of the rear combination lamp (41) is arranged in the opening (55) of the rear cowl (38) with the stay directed upward; and the stay (51) is fastened to the body frame (F) by a fastening member (74) that can be unfastened from the upside in a condition in which a closed state of the opening (55) by the seating seat (27) is released. 2. The rear combination lamp installation structure in a motorcycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rear cowl (38) comprises a pair of right and left side cowls (57) covering the rear combination lamp (41) from both sides and a center cowl (58) fastened to said both said cowls (57) and covering said rear combination lamp (41) from above, the center cowl (58) capable of being fastened or unfastened from the inner side, and said rear cowl (38) is attached to the rear portion of said body frame (F). 3. The rear combination lamp installation structure in a motorcycle substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Dated this 06/02/2003. [JAYANTA PAL] Of Remfry & Sagar Attorney for the Applicants 15 JUL 2008

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