CN214873990U

CN214873990U - Tire assembly of vehicle and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN214873990U
Application number: CN202023351269.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 施明敏; 金启前; 沈远亮
Original assignee: Baoneng Automobile Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Baoneng Automobile Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2020-12-31
Publication date: 2021-11-26
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-31

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tire assembly and vehicle of vehicle, the tire assembly of vehicle includes: a tire; the tire is sleeved on the wheel hub and defines a first air storage space with the wheel hub; the buoyancy mechanism is used for providing buoyancy for the tire assembly, the buoyancy mechanism is arranged on the wheel hub and is provided with a second air storage space, and the first air storage space and the second air storage space are selectively communicated. From this, through tire, wheel hub and buoyancy mechanism cooperation, compare with prior art, when the vehicle went or berth on the higher ponding road surface of water level, tire subassembly can make the vehicle float, and tire subassembly can avoid ponding to cause the engine to damage in flowing into engine cylinder, also can avoid corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus to can reduce the use cost of vehicle, and then can improve the product quality of vehicle.

Description

Tire assembly of vehicle and vehicle

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of vehicles, and more particularly, to a tire assembly for a vehicle and a vehicle having the same.

Background

In southern areas of China, there are plum rain seasons or typhoon weather, which can bring continuous heavy rainfall, and if the rainfall exceeds the limit of urban drainage systems, the rainfall can cause urban waterlogging, thus having great potential safety hazard for vehicles running on the road and vehicles parked in urban low-lying areas.

In the correlation technique, current vehicle goes on the higher road surface of ponding volume or when the vehicle berths in city low-lying area, ponding on the road surface gets into in front cabin and the automobile body easily, if ponding gets into the cylinder of engine, can cause the engine to put out fire, also can cause the connecting rod of engine to damage, and ponding also can cause corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus to can cause the vehicle to damage and scrap.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. To this end, an object of the present invention is to provide a tire assembly for a vehicle, which has a buoyancy mechanism capable of increasing buoyancy of the vehicle.

The utility model discloses a vehicle is further proposed.

According to the utility model discloses a tire subassembly of vehicle includes: a tire; the tire is sleeved on the wheel hub and defines a first air storage space with the wheel hub; the buoyancy mechanism is used for providing buoyancy for the tire assembly, the buoyancy mechanism is arranged on the wheel hub and is provided with a second air storage space, and the first air storage space is selectively communicated with the second air storage space.

According to the utility model discloses a tire assembly of vehicle, through tire, wheel hub and buoyancy mechanism cooperation, compare with prior art, when the vehicle goes or berths on the higher ponding road surface of water level, tire assembly can make the vehicle float, and tire assembly can avoid ponding to cause the engine to damage in flowing into engine cylinder, also can avoid corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus to can reduce the use cost of vehicle, and then can improve the product quality of vehicle.

In some examples of the present invention, the tire assembly of a vehicle further comprises: a main air duct that communicates with the second air storage space, the main air duct selectively communicating with the first air storage space.

In some examples of the present invention, the main air duct and the first air storage space are connected to a first connecting air duct, and a control valve is disposed in the first connecting air duct and used for connecting or disconnecting the main air duct and the first air storage space; the control valve is in communication connection with the vehicle networking system of the vehicle.

In some examples of the invention, the hub comprises: the spoke is arranged in the rim, a second connecting air passage is arranged on the spoke, and the second connecting air passage is communicated with the second air storage space and the main air passage.

In some examples of the present invention, the spoke is a plurality of spokes, and the spoke is spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the rim, and the spoke is adjacent to at least two spokes.

In some examples of the present invention, the buoyancy mechanism is a plurality of buoyancy mechanisms, and the plurality of buoyancy mechanisms and the plurality of spokes correspond to one another one to one.

In some examples of the present invention, the buoyancy mechanism is configured as an air bag, and the second air storage space is formed in the air bag.

In some examples of the invention, the buoyant mechanism is configured as a flexible member that is more flexible than the tire, such that the flexible member has a larger volume than the tire at the same pressure.

In some examples of the invention, the main air passage is configured as an annular air passage, the main air passage being located between the rim and the tire.

According to the utility model discloses a vehicle, including foretell vehicle's tire subassembly.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tire assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a vehicle 100; a liquid level sensor 10; t-box 30; a vehicle control unit 40; a mobile phone 50;

a tire assembly 20;

a tire 3; the first gas storage space 31;

a hub 4; a rim 41; the spokes 42; the second connecting air passage 43; a flange portion 44;

a buoyancy mechanism 5; a second air storage space 51;

a main air passage 61; a first connecting gas passage 62; the valve mouth 63; and a control valve 64.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

A tire assembly 20 of a vehicle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-2, the tire assembly 20 being disposed on the vehicle 100.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, a tire assembly 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

the tire 3, wheel hub 4, be used for providing the buoyancy mechanism 5 of buoyancy for tire subassembly 20, the wheel hub 4 is located to the tire 3 cover and defines first gas storage space 31 with wheel hub 4, and the buoyancy mechanism 5 is located wheel hub 4 and is equipped with second gas storage space 51, and first gas storage space 31 and second gas storage space 51 communicate selectively.

Among them, the tire assembly 20 may be provided in plural on the vehicle 100, preferably, the tire assembly 20 may be provided in four, and the tire assembly 20 is adapted to the small vehicle 100. By filling the first gas storage space 31 with gas, the vehicle 100 can normally run on a road surface. When the vehicle 100 normally travels on a road surface, the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51 are not communicated with each other. When the vehicle 100 is parked on a water accumulation road surface with a deep water level, the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51 can be communicated with each other, after the first air storage space 31 is inflated, air in the first air storage space 31 has a certain pressure, when the first air storage space 31 is communicated with the second air storage space 51, air in the first air storage space 31 can be pressed into the second air storage space 51 under the action of air pressure, and after the second air storage space 51 is inflated with air, the buoyancy mechanism 5 can increase buoyancy of the vehicle 100, so that the vehicle 100 can even float on the water surface. Compared with the prior art, through the cooperation of the tire 3, the hub 4 and the buoyancy mechanism 5, the first air storage space 31 can be filled with air into the second air storage space 51, the buoyancy mechanism 5 can increase the buoyancy of the vehicle and even enable the vehicle 100 to float on the water surface, so that the problem that accumulated water is filled into a cylinder of the engine is solved or avoided, the engine is prevented from being damaged, and the water immersion condition of parts such as a gearbox, an automobile body trim and a circuit electric appliance can be improved through increasing the buoyancy of the vehicle, so that the parts such as the gearbox, the automobile body trim and the circuit electric appliance can be protected from being corroded and damaged, the use cost of the vehicle 100 can be reduced, complaints of users can be avoided, and the product quality of the vehicle 100 can be improved.

From this, through tire 3, wheel hub 4 and the cooperation of buoyancy mechanism 5, compare with prior art, when vehicle 100 traveles or berths on the higher road surface of ponding, tire subassembly 20 can provide buoyancy for the vehicle, tire subassembly 20 can make vehicle 100 float, can avoid ponding to cause the engine to damage in flowing into the engine cylinder, also can avoid corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus, thereby can reduce vehicle 100's use cost, and then can improve vehicle 100's product quality.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the buoyancy mechanism is configured as a flexible member having a greater flexibility than the tire, thereby allowing the flexible member to have a greater volume than the tire at the same pressure. In other words, the buoyancy mechanism has greater flexibility and greater deformation under the action of the gas pressure, so that after a part of the gas in the tire is conveyed to the buoyancy mechanism, a greater volume can be generated due to the greater deformability of the buoyancy mechanism, and thus more buoyancy is obtained.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the tire assembly 20 may further include: main air duct 61, main air duct 61 communicating with second air-storage space 51, main air duct 61 selectively communicating with first air-storage space 31. The main air duct 61 may be disposed between the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51, the main air duct 61 may transport air between the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51, when the vehicle 100 travels on a normal road surface, the main air duct 61 and the first air storage space 31 do not circulate, the main air duct 61 does not have air flow, the second air storage space 51 does not inflate, and the first air storage space 31 may ensure that the tire pressure of the tire 3 is normal, so that the probability of dangerous accidents such as tire burst of the vehicle 100 may be reduced. When the vehicle 100 stops on a water accumulation road surface with a high water level, the main air duct 61 can be communicated with the first air storage space 31, air can flow in the main air duct 61, the first air storage space 31 can be inflated to the second air storage space 51 through the main air duct 61, the main air duct 61 can distribute the air into the buoyancy mechanism 5, and the buoyancy mechanism 5 can enable the vehicle 100 to float from the water surface after the second air storage space 51 is inflated, so that the vehicle 100 can be prevented from being damaged by soaking in the accumulated water for a long time.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, main air duct 61 and first air storage space 31 may be connected to a first connecting air duct 62, a control valve 64 may be disposed in first connecting air duct 62, control valve 64 may be used to connect or disconnect main air duct 61 and first air storage space 31, and control valve 64 may be in communication connection with the internet of vehicles system of vehicle 100. A valve 63 may be disposed between the first connecting air duct 62 and the first air storage space 31, and air in the first air storage space 31 may enter the first connecting air duct 62 from the valve 63. First air-storage space 31 may communicate with main air duct 61 through first connecting air duct 62, and air in first air-storage space 31 may flow from first connecting air duct 62 into main air duct 61. By providing the control valve 64 in the first connecting air passage 62, the main air passage 61 can be communicated with or closed from the first air storage space 31 when the control valve 64 is opened or closed.

For example, when the control valve 64 is open, the control valve 64 may control the main air duct 61 to communicate with the first air storage space 31, and when the control valve 64 is closed, the control valve 64 may control the main air duct 61 to close the first air storage space 31. The opening or closing of the control valve 64 may be controlled by an internet of vehicle system of the vehicle 100, and specifically, the control valve 64 may be in communication connection with a T-BOX (Telematics BOX) 30 of the vehicle 100, and when the water accumulation on the road surface where the vehicle 100 is located is serious, the T-BOX30 may control the control valve 64 to open, so that the tire assembly 20 floats the vehicle 100, and thus the water accumulation in the front cabin and the vehicle body of the vehicle 100 may be avoided.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the hub 4 may include: a rim 41 and a spoke 42, the spoke 42 may be disposed in the rim 41, the spoke 42 may be disposed with a second connecting air passage 43, and the second connecting air passage 43 communicates the second air storage space 51 and the main air passage 61. The rim 41 has a hollow structure, the cross section of the rim 41 can be circular, the rim 41 can support the structure of the tire 3, and the spokes 42 can further support the structure of the rim 41, so that the rim 41 can be prevented from being broken or cracked. The second connection air passage 43 may be hidden in the spoke 42, and the spoke 42 may shield the second connection air passage 43, thereby protecting the second connection air passage 43. The main air duct 61 can convey air to the second air storage space 51 through the second connecting air duct 43, the air in the first air storage space 31 can enter the second air storage space 51 after sequentially passing through the first connecting air duct 62, the main air duct 61 and the second connecting air duct 43, the buoyancy mechanism 5 can enable the vehicle 100 to float on the water surface after the second air storage space 51 is inflated, the tire assembly 20 can reduce the use of an air pump, and therefore the use cost of the vehicle 100 can be further reduced.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the spokes 42 may be plural, the plural spokes 42 may be spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the rim 41, and the buoyancy mechanism 5 may be disposed between at least two adjacent spokes 42 of the plural spokes 42, and the buoyancy mechanism 5 is connected to the spokes 42. Wherein, the wheel hub 4 may further include a flange portion 44, preferably, the number of the spokes 42 may be five, one end of each spoke 42 may be fixedly connected to the rim 41, the other end of each spoke 42 may be fixedly connected to the flange portion 44, and the bolts may reliably connect the rim 41 to the wheel hub 4 after passing through the flange portion 44, and by providing the buoyancy mechanism 5 between at least two adjacent spokes 42 of the plurality of spokes 42, the arrangement space occupied by the buoyancy mechanism 5 on the vehicle 100 may be reduced, so that interference between the buoyancy mechanism 5 and other parts of the vehicle 100 may be avoided, and further the product quality of the vehicle 100 may be further improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the buoyancy mechanism 5 may be plural, and the plurality of buoyancy mechanisms 5 and the plurality of spokes 42 may correspond to one another. One buoyancy mechanism 5 may be disposed between any two adjacent spokes 42, when five spokes 42 are disposed, five buoyancy mechanisms 5 may be disposed in the tire assembly 20, five buoyancy mechanisms 5 may be disposed with five second air storage spaces 51, the air in the first air storage space 31 may enter the five second air storage spaces 51 through the main air duct 61, and the five second air storage spaces 51 may enable the vehicle 100 to float on the water surface. Through setting up tire subassembly 20 into a plurality ofly, the buoyancy of tire subassembly 20 on the surface of water is bigger to can avoid ponding to cause the engine to damage in flowing into the engine cylinder, also can avoid corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the buoyancy mechanism 5 may be configured as an air bag, and the second air storage space 51 may be formed in the air bag. Wherein, the gasbag package can set up to flexible material, second gas storage space 51's volume is variable, when filling into the air in second gas storage space 51, second gas storage space 51's volume can increase, the gasbag package can be propped up, through propping up the gasbag package, buoyancy mechanism 5 is bigger with the area of contact of the surface of water, in vehicle 100's direction of height, buoyancy mechanism 5 can form the difference in height, buoyancy mechanism 5 can have great buoyancy in ponding, buoyancy mechanism 5 can drive vehicle 100 towards the surface of water motion, thereby can avoid getting into ponding in preceding cabin and the automobile body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, control valve 64 is configured as a wireless control valve 64. Among other things, by configuring the control valve 64 as the wireless control valve 64, the wiring connection between the wireless control valve 64 and the T-box30 may be reduced, so that the wiring arrangement of the vehicle may be simplified. Also, configuring the control valve 64 as a wireless control valve 64 may also prevent damage to the wiring between the wireless control valve 64 and the T-box30 when the vehicle is submerged, so that failure of the tire assembly 20 may be prevented, and thus product quality of the vehicle may be further improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, main air passage 61 is configured as an annular air passage, and main air passage 61 is located between rim 41 and tire 3. Wherein, main air duct 61 can be constructed into closed loop air duct, and a plurality of second gas storage spaces 51 all can be provided with the second correspondingly and connect air duct 43, and a plurality of second are connected air duct 43 and can be connected with main air duct 61, through constructing main air duct 61 into annular air duct, the gas in first gas storage space 31 can evenly distributed in a plurality of second gas storage spaces 51 to the buoyancy that can make vehicle 100 receive is more even, and then can further improve vehicle 100's product quality.

According to the utility model discloses vehicle 100, including foretell tire subassembly 20, tire subassembly 20 sets up on vehicle 100, when vehicle 100 traveles or berths on the higher ponding road surface of water level, under the effect of tire subassembly 20, can make vehicle 100 float, tire subassembly 20 can avoid ponding to cause the engine to damage in flowing into the engine cylinder, also can avoid corrosion damage such as gearbox, automobile body interior trim and circuit electrical apparatus, thereby can reduce vehicle 100's use cost, and then can improve vehicle 100's product quality.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the vehicle 100 may include: the liquid level sensor 10, the vehicle control unit 40 and the T-box30, the liquid level sensor 10 can be arranged at an air inlet of an engine, the liquid level sensor 10 can detect a spacing distance between the air inlet of the engine and a water surface of a water accumulation road surface, the liquid level sensor 10 can be in communication connection with the vehicle control unit 40, the vehicle control unit 40 can judge whether the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51 are communicated or not according to data detected by the liquid level sensor 10, the vehicle control unit 40 can be in communication connection with the T-box30, the T-box30 can be in wireless communication connection with the control valve 3564, and the vehicle control unit 40 can control the control valve 64 to be opened or closed through the T-box 30. It should be noted that T-box30 may also be in communication connection with user's mobile phone 50 through a TSP (Telematics Service Provider-content Service Provider) platform, and when vehicle controller 40 determines that first air storage space 31 and second air storage space 51 may be communicated, T-box30 may send alarm information to APP on user's mobile phone 50, and the user may determine whether to open control valve 64 after receiving the alarm information.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the operation of the vehicle 100 is described with the tire assembly 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the liquid level sensor 10 may be powered by ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) or by constant current, and the liquid level sensor 10 may periodically detect the liquid level distance between the engine intake and the water accumulation road surface. In the second step, the vehicle control unit 40 may determine whether the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51 need to be communicated according to the distance between the engine air inlet and the surface of the seeper. Specifically, the safe distance of engine air inlet and ponding road surface liquid level can be H, and the actual distance of engine air inlet and ponding road surface liquid level can set up to H, when satisfying relational expression: when H is less than or equal to H, the vehicle controller 40 determines that the vehicle 100 is in a safe state, and when the relation is satisfied: when H is greater than H, the vehicle control unit 40 determines whether the first air storage space 31 and the second air storage space 51 need to be communicated. Thirdly, T-box30 may be in communication connection with user's mobile phone 50 through TSP platform, and when vehicle controller 40 determines that first air storage space 31 and second air storage space 51 may be communicated, T-box30 may send alarm information to APP on user's mobile phone 50, and the user may determine whether to open control valve 64 after receiving the alarm information. Fourth, if the user decides to open the control valve 64, the T-box30 controls the control valve 64 to open, the first air storage space 31 communicates with the second air storage space 51, the air in the first air storage space 31 can flow into the second air storage space 51, and the tire assembly 20 can float the vehicle 100 on the water surface, thereby preventing the vehicle 100 from being damaged.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A tire assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a tire;

the tire is sleeved on the wheel hub and defines a first air storage space with the wheel hub;

the buoyancy mechanism is used for providing buoyancy for the tire assembly, the buoyancy mechanism is arranged on the wheel hub and is provided with a second air storage space, and the first air storage space is selectively communicated with the second air storage space.

2. A tire assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a main air duct that communicates with the second air storage space, the main air duct selectively communicating with the first air storage space.

3. The vehicle tire assembly of claim 2, wherein a first connecting air passage is connected to the main air passage and the first air storage space, and a control valve for connecting or disconnecting the main air passage and the first air storage space is provided in the first connecting air passage;

the control valve is in communication connection with the vehicle networking system of the vehicle.

4. A tire assembly for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said wheel hub comprises: the spoke is arranged in the rim, a second connecting air passage is arranged on the spoke, and the second connecting air passage is communicated with the second air storage space and the main air passage.

5. The vehicle tire assembly of claim 4 wherein said spokes are plural, a plurality of said spokes being spaced apart in a circumferential direction of said rim, and said buoyant means being provided between at least two adjacent ones of said plurality of spokes, said buoyant means being connected to said spokes.

6. A tire assembly for a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein said buoyant means is a plurality of buoyant means, and a plurality of said buoyant means and a plurality of said spokes are in one-to-one correspondence.

7. The vehicle tire assembly of claim 1, wherein the buoyant mechanism is configured as an air bag package in which the second air storage space is formed.

8. A tire assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said buoyant means is configured as a flexible member more flexible than said tire, such that said flexible member has a greater volume than said tire at the same pressure.

9. A tire assembly for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein said primary air passage is configured as an annular air passage, said primary air passage being located between said rim and said tire.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a tyre assembly of a vehicle according to any one of claims 1-9.