CN215705442U

CN215705442U - Wheel fan assembly

Info

Publication number: CN215705442U
Application number: CN202121650637.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡景昊; 丘学轩; 黄正
Original assignee: Bago Guangzhou Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Bago Guangzhou Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-20
Filing date: 2021-07-20
Publication date: 2022-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-20

Abstract

The application provides a wheel fan assembly, which comprises a decorative plate, a panel, wheel fan units and a bottom plate, wherein the decorative plate is arranged on the side, away from a wheel hub, of the panel; the wheel fan assembly is provided with a through hole penetrating through the panel, the wheel fan unit and the bottom plate, and the through hole is used for connecting the locking cover plate with the mounting seat. The air current that is located the wheel outside can be blown to wheel hub on by wheel fan subassembly with high speed, realizes the air-cooling effect to brake equipment, also can reach the purpose that reduces brake equipment temperature promptly. Therefore, the problem that the brake device is overheated due to excessive friction with the hub can be avoided, the brake performance of the brake device is guaranteed, the brake capability of the brake device is guaranteed, and potential safety hazards are eliminated. In addition, because the fan assembly is installed on the outer side of the hub, the fan assembly can also play a role in outer side protection and decoration and beauty.

Description

Wheel fan assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a wheel fan assembly.

Background

In recent years, with the increasing physical culture of people, automobiles have been gradually deriving new attributes such as competitive games, entertainment and leisure activities from the initial walking-substituting action, and thus, the automobiles are widely applied to various occasions. The safety is one of the first consideration problems of automobile use, the brake caliper arranged on the wheel is used for automobile braking, when emergency needs braking or deceleration, the brake caliper and the wheel hub are clamped tightly, so that a good deceleration braking effect can be achieved, potential safety hazards are eliminated, and the life and property safety of drivers and passengers is guaranteed.

However, when the brake caliper is frequently used in a short time or emergency braking is performed during high-speed driving, the brake caliper and the hub are excessively rubbed to cause an overheating problem, so that the braking performance of the brake caliper is affected, the insufficient braking capability is easy to occur, and potential safety hazards are large. However, most of the current cooling methods for the brake caliper include measures such as smearing heat-dissipating lubricating oil, watering at regular parking, and installing an air duct to blow air for cooling, but the measures of smearing the heat-dissipating lubricating oil and watering at regular parking generally have a cooling effect on the brake caliper, are complicated to operate and use, and have a complex structure for installing the air duct, which affects the aesthetic degree of the appearance of the automobile.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and provides a wheel fan component for solving the technical problems.

The purpose of the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

a wheel fan assembly comprises a decorative plate, a panel, wheel fan units and a bottom plate, wherein the decorative plate is arranged on the side, away from a hub, of the panel; the wheel fan assembly is provided with a through hole penetrating through the panel, the wheel fan unit and the bottom plate, and the through hole is used for connecting the locking cover plate with the mounting seat.

In one embodiment, the decorative plate is provided with a first assembling portion, and the decorative plate is fixedly connected with the panel through the first assembling portion.

In one embodiment, the decorative plate is further provided with a second assembling portion, and the decorative plate is fixedly connected with the panel through the second assembling portion.

In one embodiment, the decorative plate is provided in a circular ring structure, the first assembling portion is provided in plurality, and the first assembling portions are arranged at intervals along the annular direction at the inner periphery of the decorative plate.

In one embodiment, the second fitting portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of second fitting portions are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction at an outer peripheral edge of the decorative panel.

In one embodiment, the inner plate surface of the decorative plate and the outer plate surface of the panel are seamlessly and closely arranged.

In one embodiment, the trim panel is provided with a styling feature.

In one embodiment, the modeling structure is a regular or irregular hollowed-out structure; the decorative plate is made of transparent materials, and the panel is made of non-transparent materials.

In one embodiment, the wheel fan unit includes a plurality of blades, and the plurality of blades are arranged between the panel and the bottom plate along the circumferential direction.

In one embodiment, the fan blade comprises a blade body, a mounting lug and a supporting bottom plate, wherein the mounting lug is arranged on one side of the blade body and fixedly connected with the bottom plate, the supporting bottom plate is arranged on the other side of the blade body and fixedly connected with the panel.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least the following advantages:

the wheel fan assembly is used for being arranged on a hub of an automobile wheel, and specifically, a mounting seat is firstly installed and fixed on the outer side face of the hub, and then the locking cover plate is connected with the mounting seat so as to tightly install the wheel fan assembly on the mounting seat. Therefore, when the automobile runs at a high speed, the whole wheel cover device can synchronously rotate along with the wheel hub, at the moment, the wheel fan assembly rotating at a high speed can form air pressure difference between the inner side (namely the side where the wheel hub and the brake device are located) and the outer side of the wheel, and air flow positioned on the outer side of the wheel can be blown onto the wheel hub by the wheel fan assembly at a high speed, so that the air cooling effect on the brake device is realized, and the aim of reducing the temperature of the brake device can be fulfilled. Therefore, the problem that the brake device is overheated due to excessive friction with the hub can be avoided, the brake performance of the brake device is guaranteed, the brake capability of the brake device is guaranteed, and potential safety hazards are eliminated. In addition, because the wheel fan subassembly is installed in wheel hub's the outside, therefore can also play the outside and keep off and decorate pleasing to the eye effect, when the car went on the road surface that has foreign matters such as grit, gravel, rubbish, can prevent that the foreign matter from being drawn into in the wheel hub, cause the wearing and tearing injury to brake equipment, guarantee brake equipment and wheel hub's life.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a wheel fan assembly according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a fan blade according to an embodiment.

Description of reference numerals:

100. a wheel fan assembly; 10. a decorative plate; 11. a first fitting portion; 12. a second fitting portion; 13. modeling structure; 20. a panel; 30. a wheel fan unit; 31. a fan blade; 311. a blade body; 312. mounting lugs; 313. a support base plate; 40. a base plate.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the utility model, the utility model will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The embodiment of the application provides a wheel cover device, and it specifically is an optional product in the automobile industry for use with the wheel equipment, thereby can guarantee brake equipment's deceleration braking performance and whole car operation security and reliability to installing the brake equipment heat dissipation cooling effect on wheel hub.

The wheel cover device is a single product and can be applied to various vehicles, such as cars, racing cars, trucks and recreational vehicles. It includes:

illustratively, the wheel cover apparatus includes a mount, a wheel sector assembly 100, and a locking cover. The mounting seat is adapted to be assembled to a wheel hub so that the wheel sector assembly 100 and the locking cover plate can be indirectly assembled and fixed to the wheel hub. The locking cover is used to secure the wheel sector assembly 100 to the mount.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, specifically, the wheel fan assembly 100 includes a decorative plate 10, a panel 20, a wheel fan unit 30 and a bottom plate 40, wherein the decorative plate 10 is disposed on a side of the panel 20 facing away from the wheel hub, the panel 20 is disposed opposite to the bottom plate 40 at a distance, and the wheel fan unit 30 is fixedly mounted between the panel 20 and the bottom plate 40; the wheel sector assembly 100 is provided with a via hole penetrating through the panel 20, the wheel sector unit 30 and the bottom plate 40, and the via hole is used for connecting the locking cover plate with the mounting seat.

In summary, the implementation of the technical solution of the present embodiment has the following beneficial effects: the wheel cover device is used for being arranged on a hub of an automobile wheel, and specifically, a mounting seat is firstly installed and fixed on the outer side face of the hub, and then the locking cover plate is connected with the mounting seat so as to tightly install the wheel fan assembly 100 on the mounting seat. Therefore, when the automobile runs at a high speed, the whole wheel cover device can synchronously rotate along with the wheel hub, at the moment, the wheel fan assembly 100 rotating at a high speed can form an air pressure difference between the inner side (namely the side where the wheel hub and the brake device are located) and the outer side of the wheel, and air flow positioned on the outer side of the wheel can be blown to the wheel hub by the wheel fan assembly 100 at a high speed, so that the air cooling effect on the brake device is realized, and the aim of reducing the temperature of the brake device can be fulfilled. Therefore, the problem that the brake device is overheated due to excessive friction with the hub can be avoided, the brake performance of the brake device is guaranteed, the brake capability of the brake device is guaranteed, and potential safety hazards are eliminated. In addition, because the wheel fan subassembly is installed in wheel hub's the outside, therefore can also play the outside and keep off and decorate pleasing to the eye effect, when the car went on the road surface that has foreign matters such as grit, gravel, rubbish, can prevent that the foreign matter from being drawn into in the wheel hub, cause the wearing and tearing injury to brake equipment, guarantee brake equipment and wheel hub's life. In one embodiment, the mounting seat includes a seat plate, a fastening member, and a mounting post disposed on one side of the seat plate, the mounting post defines a mounting hole axially extending therethrough, the fastening member is disposed in the mounting hole and is fastened to a predetermined hole on the hub, and the mounting post is configured to form a safety space between the wheel sector assembly 100 and the hub.

Panel 20 and bottom plate 40 can spacing round the degree of freedom of movement of the relative both sides of fan unit 30, guarantee that the installation of fan unit 30 is firm to better follow wheel hub synchronous revolution, in order to produce the effect of blowing, carry out the forced air cooling to the brake equipment on the wheel hub and fan heat.

The wheel sector assembly 100 is provided with a via hole penetrating through the panel 20, the wheel sector unit 30 and the bottom plate 40, and the via hole is used for connecting the locking cover plate with the mounting seat.

With reference to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the wheel fan unit 30 includes a plurality of blades 31, and the plurality of blades 31 are circumferentially arranged between the panel 20 and the bottom plate 40. Set up a plurality of flabellums 31 simultaneously and arrange along the hoop, can blow more inside faster and more outside air current to brake equipment during the rotation to help strengthening the forced air cooling efficiency to brake equipment.

Also can simply understand, fan unit 30 is similar to the flabellum 31 module of electric fan, can blow the air current and flow towards setting for the direction fast when receiving the drive rotation, and then can take away the heat, reaches the cooling radiating effect. And it can be understood that the higher the rotation speed of the wheel fan unit 30 is, the larger the flow of the blown air flow is, the higher the flow speed is, and the better the heat dissipation and cooling effect can be achieved.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the fan blade 31 includes a blade body 311, a mounting ear 312 and a supporting bottom plate 313, the mounting ear 312 is disposed on one side of the blade body 311, the mounting ear 312 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 40, the supporting bottom plate 313 is disposed on the other side of the blade body 311, and the supporting bottom plate 313 is fixedly connected to the panel 20. The supporting bottom plate 313 is used for loading the fixed blade body 311 and the mounting ear 312, so that the whole structure of the fan blade 31 is stable and higher. Preferably, the blade body 311, the mounting ear 312 and the supporting bottom plate 313 are an integrated structure, so that the structural performance of the fan blade 31 is better.

The support base 313 is connected to the panel 20, and the mounting ears 312 are connected to the base 40, so that the fan blades 31 can be integrally assembled with the panel 20 and the base 40. The connection structure is simple and the reliability is high.

In some embodiments, the blade bodies 311 are respectively disposed perpendicular to the panel 20 and the bottom plate 40, and the blade bodies 311 are parallel to each other. Under the structural design, the fan blade 31 is easier to manufacture and form, and the mechanical properties of the blade body 311, the supporting bottom plate 313 and the mounting lug 312 are better, and the blowing capacity is stronger.

Of course, as an alternative to the above embodiment, the blade bodies 311 are respectively disposed obliquely to the face plate 20 and the bottom plate 40, and the inclination direction of each blade body 311 is kept consistent. The air blowing device can blow air from the outer side of the hub to the inner side to perform the air cooling and cooling functions on the brake device.

It should be noted that the structural composition and arrangement of the fan blades 31 may be other modifications, and are within the scope of the present application as long as the fan blades can blow air to the brake device.

In order to realize the connection and fixation of the mounting ear 312 and the bottom plate 40, in some embodiments, the mounting ear 312 defines a first through hole, the bottom plate 40 defines a first screw hole opposite to the first through hole, and the first locking member passes through the first through hole and is locked in the first screw hole.

In order to connect and fix the supporting bottom plate 313 and the panel 20, in some embodiments, the supporting bottom plate 313 is provided with a second through hole, the panel 20 is provided with a second screw hole opposite to the second through hole, and the second locking member passes through the second through hole and is locked in the second screw hole.

Alternatively, the first and second locking members may be, but are not limited to, bolts, screws, bolts, and the like.

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, it is preferable that the second through hole is disposed at a middle position between two adjacent blade bodies 311. In this way, the position of the bolt on the supporting bottom plate 313 is at the middle optimal position, and the size of the supporting bottom plate 313 can be made as small as possible, so that a larger number of fan blades 31 can be arranged on the panel 20 with the same area; the number of the fan blades 31 is increased, and a larger air current can be blown during rotation, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect on the brake device.

Further, the supporting bottom plate 313 is opened with a hollow portion. The hollow-out part is arranged on the supporting bottom plate 313, so that a good weight reduction effect can be achieved, the total weight of the wheel cover device is reduced, and the load and the energy consumption of the automobile are further reduced.

Further, the supporting bottom plate 313 is provided with an abutting portion for abutting against a side surface of the blade body 311 disposed adjacently. Specifically, the abutting portion is a vertical side surface of the support bottom plate 313 far away from the blade body 311, and the abutting portion abuts against another adjacent blade body 311, so that the two fan blades 31 can be installed and positioned, the limiting and supporting are formed, and the whole structure of the wheel fan unit 30 is more stable.

In some embodiments, the ends of the blade body 311 protrude outside the outer perimeter of the panel 20. Therefore, the attractiveness of the wheel cover device can be improved, meanwhile, the length of the blade body 311 is as long as possible, the surface area can be correspondingly increased, and the fan effect can be stronger.

Furthermore, in any of the above embodiments, the decorative plate 10 is disposed on the side of the face plate 20 facing away from the hub. The decorative plate 10 is arranged on the outermost side of the wheel cover device, so that people can directly observe the decorative plate, and the aesthetic degree of the wheel cover device and the whole vehicle is improved.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the decorative plate 10 is provided with a first assembling portion 11, and the decorative plate 10 is fixedly connected to the panel 20 through the first assembling portion 11. For example, the first mounting portion 11 is a hole, and the decorative plate 10 and the panel 20 can be connected and fixed by means of a bayonet pin or a screw.

Further, the decorative plate 10 is further provided with a second assembling portion 12, and the decorative plate 10 is fixedly connected with the panel 20 through the second assembling portion 12. For example, the second mounting portion 12 is a hole, and the decorative plate 10 can be connected and fixed to the panel 20 by means of a bayonet pin or a screw. And set up first assembly portion 11 and second assembly portion 12 simultaneously, increased the mounting point position quantity, help improving decorative board 10 joint strength.

Preferably, the decorative plate 10 is provided in a circular ring structure, the first assembling portion 11 is provided in plurality, and the plurality of first assembling portions 11 are arranged at intervals along the annular direction at the inner periphery of the decorative plate 10. The second assembling portions 12 are provided in plural, and the plural second assembling portions 12 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction at the outer periphery of the decorative plate 10. Therefore, the plurality of first assembling portions 11 and the plurality of second assembling portions 12 form an inner-outer nested two-ring mounting structure, the number of mounting points is greatly increased, the connection strength of the decorative plate 10 and the panel 20 is enhanced, the decorative plate 10 and the panel 20 are more tightly attached, a certain structural shape can be formed, and the attractiveness of the wheel cover device is improved.

The inner surface of the decorative plate 10 and the outer surface of the face plate 20 are in seamless contact with each other. When the vehicle runs at a high speed, the wheel cover device can also rotate at a high speed, if a gap exists between the decorative plate 10 and the panel 20 at the moment, a certain turbulence problem can be caused, the blowing effect of the wheel fan unit 30 is further influenced, and the cooling and heat dissipation capacity of the brake device is reduced.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the trim panel 10 is provided with a molding structure 13. Therefore, the wheel cover device is beneficial to increasing the attractiveness, has a decorative effect on the vehicle, strengthens the personalized attribute of the vehicle, and is beneficial to enhancing the product competitiveness.

According to actual needs, the modeling structure 13 is a regular or irregular hollow structure. For example, the hollow structure can be a star-shaped structure, a scattering structure and the like, and can be customized according to the individual needs of different customers, so that the customer needs are met, and the product competitiveness is enhanced.

In some embodiments, the trim panel 10 is made of a transparent material and the face panel 20 is made of a non-transparent material. For example, the decorative panel 10 is made of acryl. The faceplate 20 is made of black plastic. The wheel cover device is light in weight, low in manufacturing cost and good in durability, and the colors are mutually embellished and matched, so that the wheel cover device is more attractive in appearance.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wheel fan assembly is characterized by comprising a decorative plate, a panel, wheel fan units and a bottom plate, wherein the decorative plate is arranged on the side, away from a wheel hub, of the panel; the wheel fan assembly is provided with a through hole penetrating through the panel, the wheel fan unit and the bottom plate, and the through hole is used for connecting the locking cover plate with the mounting seat.

2. The wheel sector assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim panel is provided with a first mounting portion by which the trim panel is fixedly connected to the face panel.

3. The wheel fan assembly of claim 2, wherein the trim panel is further provided with a second mounting portion, and the trim panel is fixedly connected to the panel by the second mounting portion.

4. The wheel fan assembly of claim 2, wherein the decorative plate is provided in a circular ring structure, the first fitting portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of first fitting portions are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction at an inner peripheral edge of the decorative plate.

5. The wheel fan assembly of claim 3, wherein the second fitting portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of second fitting portions are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction at an outer peripheral edge of the decorative plate.

6. The wheel sector assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner panel surface of the trim panel is seamlessly abutted with the outer panel surface of the face panel.

7. A wheel sector assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the decorative plate is provided with a moulding.

8. The wheel sector assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that the shaping structure is a regular or irregular hollowed-out structure; the decorative plate is made of transparent materials, and the panel is made of non-transparent materials.

9. The wheel fan assembly of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wheel fan unit comprises a plurality of fan blades arranged circumferentially between the panel and the base plate.

10. The wheel fan assembly of claim 9, wherein the fan blade comprises a blade body, a mounting ear and a supporting base plate, the mounting ear is disposed on one side of the blade body and is fixedly connected to the base plate, the supporting base plate is disposed on the other side of the blade body and is fixedly connected to the panel.