GB2164611A - Brake dust wheel covers - Google Patents

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GB2164611A
GB2164611A GB08519112A GB8519112A GB2164611A GB 2164611 A GB2164611 A GB 2164611A GB 08519112 A GB08519112 A GB 08519112A GB 8519112 A GB8519112 A GB 8519112A GB 2164611 A GB2164611 A GB 2164611A
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Daniel Finbarr Treacy
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B19/00—Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group
    • B60B19/10—Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group with cooling fins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins

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A brake dust cover for fitting between a vehicle hub and a wheel comprises an apertured disc (1) for fitting on to the hub, and an annular skirt (7) of resilient material, e.g. rubber, extending outwardly from the periphery of the disc (1). The skirt (7) is shaped so that the outer edge thereof abuts against the side wall of a tire part of a wheel. The material of the skirt (7) is such as to be easily cut to enable the cover to be used with wheels of different sizes. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Dust covers This invention relates to dust covers for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub.
It has been found that, over a period of time, particles of material from the disc pads fitted to the hub of the vehicle are deposited on to the adjacent side of a wheel mounted on the hub. The particles eventually are also deposited on the outside of the wheel and this spoils the appearance of the wheel.
It has been proposed to fit a dust cover on to each hub of the motor vehicle, between the hub and the wheels, mounted on the hub, to prevent the particles of disc pad material from being deposited on the wheel. The dust covers known heretofore consist of cylindrical metal pressings which are fitted on to the hub and the outer edge of the pressing bears against the tire well part of the wheel. It will be appreciated that there are many different sizes and cross-sections of wheels for motor vehicles and the dust covers, which are of metal construction, usually fit only one size of wheel and cannot be fitted to wheels of different sizes or cross-sections.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dust cover which can fit more than one size and type of wheel.
According to the present invention, a dust cover for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub comprises an apertured disc for fitting on to the hub and an annular skirt of resilient material extending outwardly from the periphery of the disc, said skirt being shaped so that the outer edge thereof abuts against the side wall of a tire well part of the wheel and the material of the skirt being such as to be readily cut to size to enable the cover to be used with wheels of different sizes.
Preferably, the disc is of any suitable rigid material, e.g. metal.
Preferably, the resilient material is a rubber and a convenient rubber of commercial grade is EPDM of 90 Shore strength.
The annular skirt is made initially to be fitted to the larger diameter wheels of a particular range and, if a cover is to be fitted to a smaller diameter wheel, the resilient material can be readily cut to size using household scissors.
In order that the invention may be more readily understood, it will now be described, by way of ex ample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front view of a cover; and Figure 2 is a section on the line B-B of Figure 1.
A dust cover for mounting on a motor vehicle between the hub of the vehicle and the wheel mounted on the hub consists of a metal disc 1 having a number of openings 2 formed in it at po sitions which enable the disc to be fitted over the studs extending from the hub of the motor vehicle.
The outer periphery 3 of the disc is turned out of the plane of the disc. In the arrangement shown in Figure 2, the outer periphery of the disc is inclined at an angle of approximately 15 to the normal of the plane of the disc, but other angles of, say, 40 to the normal of the plane of the disc could be used for different types of wheels.
A moulded rubber skirt 7 is moulded over the outer periphery 3 of the disc 1 and a number of holes are provided in the edge of the disc to enable the rubber to be moulded through the openings from one side to the other to rigidly attach the skirt to the disc.-The skirt is of annular form and is shaped so that its outer edge lies in approximately the same plane as the plane of the disc 1. On the outside of the skirt 7, there are a plurality of radially inclined strengthening ribs 9 and, on the inside of the outer edge of the skirt, there are a number of V-section projections 11.
The skirt may be formed from a commercial grade rubber EPDM of 90 Shore strength and there is sufficient self-resilience in the rubber to cause the outer edge of the skirt to bear against the side wall of a tire well on the wheel. The dust cover can be made to fit on to wheels of different diameters simply by making the cover sufficiently large to be used with wheels of the maximum intended diameter and, for smaller diameter wheels, it is only necessary to reduce the diameter of the skirt. To this end, when soft rubber material is employed, the skirt can be cut using a pair of household scissors or other suitable cutters.
The V-section projections 11 may be used as a circumferential cutting guide.
1. A dust cover for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub, the dust cover comprising an apertured disc for fitting onto the hub and an annular skirt of resilient material extending outwardly from the periphery of the disc, the skirt being shaped so that the outer edge thereof abuts against the side walls of a tire well part of the wheel and the material of the skirt being such as to be easily cut to size to enable the cover to be used with wheels of different sizes.
2. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the disc is formed of metal.
3. A dust cover as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is turned out of the plane of the disc.
4. A dust cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is inclined at an angle of substantially 15 - 40 to the normal of the plane of the disc.
5. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is provided with a plurality of holes to en able attachment of the skirt to the disc.
6. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the skirt is shaped so that its outer edge lies substantially in the same plane as the plane of the disc.
7. A dust cover as claimed in claim 6, wherein
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Dust covers This invention relates to dust covers for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub. It has been found that, over a period of time, particles of material from the disc pads fitted to the hub of the vehicle are deposited on to the adjacent side of a wheel mounted on the hub. The particles eventually are also deposited on the outside of the wheel and this spoils the appearance of the wheel. It has been proposed to fit a dust cover on to each hub of the motor vehicle, between the hub and the wheels, mounted on the hub, to prevent the particles of disc pad material from being deposited on the wheel. The dust covers known heretofore consist of cylindrical metal pressings which are fitted on to the hub and the outer edge of the pressing bears against the tire well part of the wheel. It will be appreciated that there are many different sizes and cross-sections of wheels for motor vehicles and the dust covers, which are of metal construction, usually fit only one size of wheel and cannot be fitted to wheels of different sizes or cross-sections. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dust cover which can fit more than one size and type of wheel. According to the present invention, a dust cover for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub comprises an apertured disc for fitting on to the hub and an annular skirt of resilient material extending outwardly from the periphery of the disc, said skirt being shaped so that the outer edge thereof abuts against the side wall of a tire well part of the wheel and the material of the skirt being such as to be readily cut to size to enable the cover to be used with wheels of different sizes. Preferably, the disc is of any suitable rigid material, e.g. metal. Preferably, the resilient material is a rubber and a convenient rubber of commercial grade is EPDM of 90 Shore strength. The annular skirt is made initially to be fitted to the larger diameter wheels of a particular range and, if a cover is to be fitted to a smaller diameter wheel, the resilient material can be readily cut to size using household scissors. In order that the invention may be more readily understood, it will now be described, by way of ex ample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front view of a cover; and Figure 2 is a section on the line B-B of Figure 1. A dust cover for mounting on a motor vehicle between the hub of the vehicle and the wheel mounted on the hub consists of a metal disc 1 having a number of openings 2 formed in it at po sitions which enable the disc to be fitted over the studs extending from the hub of the motor vehicle. The outer periphery 3 of the disc is turned out of the plane of the disc. In the arrangement shown in Figure 2, the outer periphery of the disc is inclined at an angle of approximately 15 to the normal of the plane of the disc, but other angles of, say, 40 to the normal of the plane of the disc could be used for different types of wheels. A moulded rubber skirt 7 is moulded over the outer periphery 3 of the disc 1 and a number of holes are provided in the edge of the disc to enable the rubber to be moulded through the openings from one side to the other to rigidly attach the skirt to the disc.-The skirt is of annular form and is shaped so that its outer edge lies in approximately the same plane as the plane of the disc 1. On the outside of the skirt 7, there are a plurality of radially inclined strengthening ribs 9 and, on the inside of the outer edge of the skirt, there are a number of V-section projections 11. The skirt may be formed from a commercial grade rubber EPDM of 90 Shore strength and there is sufficient self-resilience in the rubber to cause the outer edge of the skirt to bear against the side wall of a tire well on the wheel. The dust cover can be made to fit on to wheels of different diameters simply by making the cover sufficiently large to be used with wheels of the maximum intended diameter and, for smaller diameter wheels, it is only necessary to reduce the diameter of the skirt. To this end, when soft rubber material is employed, the skirt can be cut using a pair of household scissors or other suitable cutters. The V-section projections 11 may be used as a circumferential cutting guide. CLAIMS
1. A dust cover for fitting to a motor vehicle between a hub of a vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub, the dust cover comprising an apertured disc for fitting onto the hub and an annular skirt of resilient material extending outwardly from the periphery of the disc, the skirt being shaped so that the outer edge thereof abuts against the side walls of a tire well part of the wheel and the material of the skirt being such as to be easily cut to size to enable the cover to be used with wheels of different sizes.
2. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the disc is formed of metal.
3. A dust cover as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is turned out of the plane of the disc.
4. A dust cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is inclined at an angle of substantially 15 - 40 to the normal of the plane of the disc.
5. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the outer periphery of the disc is provided with a plurality of holes to en able attachment of the skirt to the disc.
6. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the skirt is shaped so that its outer edge lies substantially in the same plane as the plane of the disc.
7. A dust cover as claimed in claim 6, wherein the skirt has a plurality of strengthening ribs.
8. A dust cover as claimed in claim 7, wherein the strengthening ribs extend radially of the skirt.
9. A dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the skirt has a plurality of spaced circumferential projections.
10. A dust cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the skirt is of rubber.
11. A dust cover as claimed in claim 10, wherein the rubber is of substantially 90 Shore strength.
12. A dust cover substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
13. A vehicle having a dust cover as claimed in any one of the preceding claims mounted between at least one hub of the vehicle and a wheel mounted on the hub.
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GB246340A (en) * 1925-07-22 1926-01-28 David Stevenson Improvements in lateral-splash guards for vehicle wheels
GB247422A (en) * 1925-11-21 1926-02-18 James Couper Drummond An improved splash-guard
GB250041A (en) * 1925-05-11 1926-04-08 Harry Wood Improvements in anti-splash guards for the wheels of motor road vehicles
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GB230290A (en) * 1924-04-03 1925-03-12 Charles Herbert Cochrane Improvements relating to splash guards for vehicle wheels
GB250041A (en) * 1925-05-11 1926-04-08 Harry Wood Improvements in anti-splash guards for the wheels of motor road vehicles
GB246340A (en) * 1925-07-22 1926-01-28 David Stevenson Improvements in lateral-splash guards for vehicle wheels
GB247422A (en) * 1925-11-21 1926-02-18 James Couper Drummond An improved splash-guard
GB307517A (en) * 1927-09-26 1929-02-26 Harry Dawson Dewes Improved side-splash guard for vehicle wheels

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