CN107139707B

CN107139707B - Wheel protection device and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN107139707B
Application number: CN201710465633.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵自然; 王涛
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-06-19
Filing date: 2017-06-19
Publication date: 2020-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-19
Also published as: CN107139707A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wheel protection device and a vehicle. The wheel protection device includes a cover and a support. Wherein the cover has a use condition in which the cover is expanded to shield at least a portion of the wheel and a stowed condition in which the cover is contracted to reduce space usage. The supporting piece is matched with the covering piece and can be switched between an extending state and a folding state so as to drive the covering piece to be switched between a using state and a containing state. The wheel protection device can realize the expansion and contraction of the covering part by pulling the supporting frame, and is convenient to use and store.

Description

Wheel protection device and vehicle

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, and more particularly, to a wheel protection device and a vehicle.

Background

Vehicles such as automobiles and electric vehicles are parked outdoors for a long time, the aging of tires and hubs can be caused by weather changes, and in addition, the aging of wheels can be accelerated by the splashing of corrosive substances under other conditions. The wheel protection device can play the roles of rain prevention, sun shading, corrosion prevention and the like.

In the related art, the wheel protection device is generally a protective cover that is fitted over the exterior of the wheel. The wheel needs to be sleeved on the wheel manually when in use every time, and the wheel needs to be disassembled and stored manually after use, so that the operation is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a wheel protecting device and a vehicle.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a wheel protecting device including:

a cover having a use condition in which the cover is expanded to shield at least a portion of a wheel and a stowed condition in which the cover is contracted to reduce space usage;

a support cooperating with the cover; the supporting piece can be switched between an extending state and a folding state so as to drive the covering piece to be switched between the using state and the accommodating state.

Optionally, the supporting member includes a plurality of ribs, and the ribs are fixedly connected to the covering member; when the ribs are pulled, deformation may occur to increase the distance between adjacent ribs until the support reaches the extended state, or to decrease the distance between adjacent ribs until the support reaches the folded state.

Optionally, the ribs are elastic members. The elastic piece is easy to deform to an extended state and also easy to return to a folded state by virtue of elastic restoring force, so that the support piece can be conveniently switched between the extended state and the folded state.

Optionally, the ribs are made of metal. To improve the overall strength of the wheel guard.

Optionally, the wheel protection device further comprises a connecting member, wherein the connecting member is fixedly connected with at least one of the covering member and the supporting member, and is matched with the vehicle to assemble the wheel protection device on the vehicle. The wheel protection device does not need to be sleeved or rolled up manually, and the use is convenient.

Optionally, the vehicle includes a fender panel, and the wheel protection device is assembled at a position of the fender panel close to the wheel through the connecting member. The fender is close to the wheel, and the wheel is convenient to use.

Optionally, the vehicle includes a fender panel, and the attachment member includes an arcuate edge to conform to the shape of the fender panel. For cooperating with the fender to realize better outward appearance effect.

Optionally, the connector comprises an adhesive strip. The installation is convenient and the operation is easy.

Optionally, the wheel protection device further comprises an edge pull for pulling or retracting the wheel protection device. Further facilitating the use of the wheel protection device.

Optionally, the cover comprises a tarpaulin.

Optionally, the cover comprises an interlayer for embedding the support in the interlayer. To increase the overall aesthetic appearance of the wheel guard.

Optionally, the cover is made of an elastic material. So as to be matched with the supporting piece to freely realize expansion and contraction in the switching process of the extension state and the folding state.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is proposed, which includes the above wheel protecting device.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, the covering part and the supporting part are arranged on the wheel protection device, so that the supporting part can be switched between the stretching state and the folding state, and the covering part is driven to be switched between the using state and the accommodating state. The covering piece is expanded to the using state and can cover at least one part of the wheel so as to protect the wheel, and the covering piece is contracted to the storage state and can reduce the occupied space. The wheel protection device realizes the expansion and contraction of the covering piece by pulling the supporting frame, thereby being convenient to use and store.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1a is a schematic structural view of a wheel guard of the related art;

FIG. 1b is a cross-sectional view of the wheel protection device shown in FIG. 1a taken along a-a;

FIG. 2a is a schematic view of a wheel protection device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in use;

FIG. 2b is a schematic illustration of a stowed condition of a wheel protection device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a wheel protection device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a wheel protection device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1a is a schematic structural view of a wheel guard of the related art; FIG. 1b is a cross-sectional view of the wheel protection device shown in FIG. 1a taken along a-a. The wheel protection device a shown in fig. 1a and 1B includes a cover a1, wherein the cover a1 encloses a containing chamber a2, and the cover a1 is fitted over the wheel B to contain the wheel B in the containing chamber a2, thereby protecting the wheel B. The wheel protecting device a in the related art can be sleeved and rolled up only manually, and thus has problems of complicated assembly and disassembly and inconvenience in high-frequency use.

To solve the problems in the related art, the present disclosure improves the structure of a wheel guard a, and the following description is made:

FIG. 2a is a schematic view of a wheel protection device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in use; fig. 2b is a schematic view of a storage state of a wheel protection device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The wheel protection device 10 to which the present disclosure relates may include a cover 11 and a support 12. The supporting member 12 can be switched between an extended state shown in fig. 2a and a folded state shown in fig. 2b, and the supporting member 12 can cooperate with the covering member 11 to drive the covering member 11 to be switched between a use state and a storage state. The cover 11 is opened to shield at least a part of the wheel 20 in the use state, and the cover 11 is contracted to reduce the space occupation in the storage state. The wheel protection device 10 can be used and stored conveniently by stretching the support frame to expand and contract the covering member 11.

In the above embodiment, in order to facilitate the supporting member 12 to bring the covering member 11 to switch between the use state and the storage state, the supporting member 12 may include a plurality of ribs 121, and the ribs 121 are fixedly connected to the covering member 11. When the ribs 121 are pulled in the direction shown in fig. 2b, the distance between adjacent ribs 121 may increase continuously with the pulling until the support 12 reaches and is maintained in the extended state. When the ribs 121 are pulled in the direction shown in fig. 2a, the distance between adjacent ribs 121 may decrease with the pulling until the support 12 reaches and is maintained in the folded state. Wherein, rib 121 can be the elastic component, and the elastic component takes place to deform easily to the state of stretching, also relies on elastic restoring force to get back to folded state easily, consequently is convenient for support piece 12 in the switching between extension state and folded state. The rib 121 may be made of metal to improve the strength of the entire wheel guard 10, or the rib 121 may be made of other materials, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, in order to increase the overall aesthetic appearance of the wheel guard 10, an interlayer (not labeled) may be provided for the cover 11 to mount the support 12 within the interlayer. In order to facilitate the matching of the support member 12 to be freely opened and contracted during the switching between the extended state and the folded state, the covering member 11 may be made of an elastic material. In order to effectively prevent water or corrosive liquid from dripping onto the wheel 20, the cover 11 may be a waterproof cloth or other waterproof material. Of course, the covering member 11 may have various characteristics such as elasticity and water resistance at the same time to meet application requirements in various scenes.

To facilitate use of the wheel protection device 10 with a vehicle, in one embodiment, the wheel protection device may be secured to the vehicle, such as by being fitted with the wheel protection device 10 at the time of shipment of the vehicle. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the wheel guard 10 may include a cover 11, a support member 12, and an attachment member 13 as shown in fig. 3, and the wheel guard 10 may be assembled to the vehicle through the attachment member 13. So that the vehicle can be assembled at later period at any time when not being installed when leaving the factory; and, the wheel guard 10 is removed from the vehicle through the connector 13 to facilitate cleaning, protection and replacement of the wheel guard 10. Wherein the attachment member 13 is fixedly attached to at least one of the cover member 11 or the support member 12 and cooperates with the vehicle to assemble the wheel guard 10 to the vehicle. When the wheel guard 10 is in use, the support member 12 is pulled directly until the support member 12 is switched to the unfolded state, which brings the cover member 11 to the use state. When the wheel protection device 10 is not used, the support member 12 is pulled until the support member 12 is switched to the folded state, so that the cover member 11 can be switched to the storage state. The wheel guard 10 does not need to be manually nested or rolled up for the wheel 20, which is convenient to use.

In the above-described embodiment, the wheel guard 10 is applicable to wheels of vehicles such as bicycles, automobiles, electric vehicles, and the like, and the mounting of the wheel guard 10 will now be described by taking the automobile wheel 20 as an example. The wheel guard assembly 10 may be mounted to the fender 30 of a vehicle by including the fender 30 above the vehicle wheel 20. To accommodate the shape of fender 30, attachment member 13 may include an arcuate edge for engaging fender 30 to achieve a better appearance.

In the above embodiment, the connecting member 13 may be a rubber strip, one surface of which is fixed to at least one of the covering member 11 or the supporting member 12, and the other surface of which is bonded to the inner side surface of the fender panel 30 of the automobile. Alternatively, the connecting member 13 may be a fastening member by which the wheel guard 10 is fixedly attached to the fender panel 30 of the automobile, and the present disclosure is not limited to the specific structure of the connecting member 13. After the wheel protection device 10 is installed on an automobile, the supporting member 12 can be directly pulled when the wheel protection device is used until the supporting member 12 is switched to the unfolding state, namely, the covering member 11 is driven to be switched to the using state, and the operation is convenient. When the wheel protection device 10 is not used, the support member 12 is pulled until the support member 12 is switched to the folded state, so that the cover member 11 can be switched to the storage state. The cover 11 is reduced in size in the stored state, can be stored between the wheel 20 and the fender panel 30, and does not interfere with the traveling of the automobile.

To further facilitate use of the wheel guard 10, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the wheel guard 10 may include a cover 11, a support 12, and an edge pull 14. Here, an edge pull 14 may be provided on the cover 11 or on the support 12 near the edge of the wheel guard 10, so that a user may pull or retract the wheel guard 10 using the edge pull 14.

The present disclosure further proposes a vehicle including the wheel protection device 10 relating to the above-described embodiment. Wherein the vehicle may be an automobile, an electric vehicle, a bicycle, etc., and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wheel protection device, comprising:

a support cooperating with the cover; the supporting piece can be switched between an extending state and a folding state so as to drive the covering piece to be switched between the using state and the accommodating state;

the supporting piece comprises a plurality of ribs which are fixedly connected to the covering piece; the ribs are elastic pieces, when the ribs are pulled, the ribs serving as the elastic pieces stretch and deform by means of elastic force so as to increase the distance between the adjacent ribs until the supporting piece reaches and maintains the stretching state, or the ribs serving as the elastic pieces contract and deform by means of elastic restoring force so as to reduce the distance between the adjacent ribs until the supporting piece reaches and maintains the folding state;

an edge pull for pulling or retracting the wheel guard.

2. The wheel protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the ribs is metal.

3. The wheel protection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connector fixedly connected to at least one of the cover member and the support member and cooperating with a vehicle to assemble the wheel protection device on the vehicle.

4. A wheel protection device according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle includes a fender panel, and the wheel protection device is assembled at a position of the fender panel near a wheel by the connecting member.

5. A wheel protection device according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle comprises a fender panel, and the attachment member comprises an arcuate rim to conform to the shape of the fender panel.

6. The wheel protection device of claim 3, wherein the connector comprises a glue strip.

7. The wheel protection device of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a tarpaulin.

8. The wheel protection device of claim 1, wherein the cover includes a sandwich for placing the support within the sandwich.

9. The wheel protection device of claim 1, wherein the cover is made of an elastic material.

10. A vehicle characterized by comprising the wheel protection apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.