JP2003040384A - Tyre storing instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tyre storing instrument capable of storing an automobile tyre. SOLUTION: This tyre storing instrument is comprised of a leg 3, a supporting column 5 vertically installed at the leg 3 and a hanger 7 engaged with the supporting column 5. The supporting column 5 is provided with a height adjusting means capable of adjusting a height of the hanger 7, so that it becomes possible to use efficiently an applied space under a state in which the tyres are stacked up. Further, its assembling work or decomposing work can be easily carried out, so that the tyre storing instrument is not used, it is also possible to decompose the instrument and store it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tire storage device capable of storing automobile tires, and more particularly to a hanger type tire storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for passenger cars and the like, usually four tires having a circumferential outer circumference are mounted, and tires of the same size as tires mounted in an emergency such as a flat tire or tires for simple use are loaded. There is. However, when a studless tire used in winter, a wheel, and a tire having different tire diameters are used separately, these tires must be stored separately. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in, a tire rack 105 is known as a tire storage tool for storing these tires 101.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which two tires 101 are vertically housed. As shown in FIG. 11, the size of the tire 101 is determined by the tire diameter D and the tire width L. Usually, the commercially available tire size is expressed as 185 / 70R14, for example. Therefore, as for the size of the tire rack 105, the height a of the first step is larger than the tire diameter D, the depth c is smaller than the tire diameter D, and the width b is 2 times the tire width L. Should be greater than double. That is, as is clear from FIG. 11, since the tire 101 must be placed on the depth pipe 105c and the width pipe 105b of the tire rack 105, the depth c is smaller than the tire diameter D, and the tire 101 Since a part of the outer circumference of the tire protrudes below the depth pipe 105c and the width pipe 105b, the height pipe 105a of the tire rack 105 is lifted by the height e of the leg 105e.

Further, the height a of the first stage is larger than the tire diameter D, and a part of the outer circumference of the tire 101 of the second stage is in a state of protruding to the lower part of the depth pipe 105c and the width pipe 105b. Therefore, it must be increased by at least the height e corresponding to the protruding portion.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the tire rack 10
No. 5 has a height such that the tire 101 can be easily inserted because the tire 101 must be inserted from the direction of arrow A. Further, the width b needs to be larger than twice the width L of the tire 101 because the tire rack 105 is composed of upper and lower two stages, and two tire racks are placed and stored in each.

A conventional tire rack 10 having the above structure.
In No. 5, first, the tires 101 are inserted and placed one by one from the direction of arrow A in the first stage, and after the first stage is completely stored, the tires 101 are sequentially placed and stored in the second stage, which is the upper stage. Tire rack 10
When removing the tire 101 that is stored in the storage unit 5 as described above, the order is the reverse of the above-described storage.

[0006]

However, in the conventional tire rack 105, the number of tire sizes for commercial use is not usually one, but, for example, 185 / 70R14 and 1
45 / 80R10, 155 / 65R13, 205/60
It is necessary to make the size suitable for a plurality of types of tires 101 such as R15. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the height a of the tire rack 105 is larger than the tire diameter D, and the depth c is smaller than the tire diameter D. Can be adapted, but width b
Needs to be at least twice the width L of the tire 101, and therefore must be adapted to a tire having a large width L of the tire 101, for example, 205 / 60R15. Therefore, the size of the tire rack 105 is
It suffices that the tire 101 actually used has a size of 205 / 60R15, but in the case of a smaller tire size such as 145 / 80R10, the width b of the width pipe 105b and the tire 101 are Since a clearance is generated between the tire rack 1 and the tire, there is a possibility that the stored state may be defective.
05 are also available. However, since the tire rack 105 having such a configuration is larger than the tire size, it is desired to save space.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the tire rack 105 is composed of two upper and lower tiers, and the installation area needs to be width b × depth c, and the height direction is a + d +.
Since it is e, at least width b x depth c x (a + d +
e) is required, and the height direction, that is, (a + d + e)
The space above it becomes an unusable space, and it is desired that such a space can be used efficiently from the viewpoint of space saving.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned prior art, and since it is a hanger type and is provided with height adjusting means, it is possible to use the used space efficiently. An object of the present invention is to provide a tire storage device which has a small storage space and can be adapted to various tire sizes.

[0009]

A tire storage device according to the present invention comprises a leg portion, a support pillar erected on the leg portion, and a hanger portion engaged with the support pillar, the support pillar comprising: It is provided with a height adjusting means capable of adjusting the height of the hanger portion.

Further, the hanger portion of the tire storage device according to the present invention is rotatably locked to the column.

The hanger portion of the tire storage device according to the present invention has a fixing member and a hanger.

Further, the hanger of the tire storage device according to the present invention has a support portion for supporting the tire and a bent portion for reinforcing the support portion.

Further, the hanger of the tire storage device according to the present invention is locked and fixed to the fixing member and is rotatable in the horizontal direction together with the fixing member.

Further, the tire storage device according to the present invention comprises a leg portion, a pillar standing on the leg portion, and a hanger portion having a fixing member and a hanger and locked to the pillar. The fixing member of the hanger portion has an engaged portion that is engageable with an engaging portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the column.

Further, the engaging portion formed on the outer peripheral side of the column of the tire storage device according to the present invention is formed of a concave portion (or a convex portion), and is formed in the fixing member engageable with the engaging portion. The engaged portion formed on the circumferential side is formed by a convex portion (or a concave portion).

Further, the fixing member of the tire storage device according to the present invention comprises a pair of members which are in a cylindrical shape and are halved in an assembled state. The diameter gradually increases.

Further, the pillar of the tire storage device according to the present invention comprises a first pole and a second pole.
And the second pole is height adjustable and fixedly connectable.

Further, the pillar of the tire storage device according to the present invention has a cover having a shock absorbing function on the outside.

Further, the leg portion of the tire storage device according to the present invention is a leg part having a substantially L shape.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a tire container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition,
Those having the same configuration and function as the conventional tire storage device shown in FIG. 11 will be described using the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tire storage device according to the present invention is assembled, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view showing a state in which a tire storage device shown in FIG. 1 is mounted with a tire, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side view, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state of the tire storage device according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state where a tire is mounted on a hanger of the tire storage device according to the present invention, FIG.
6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the fixing member is attached to the column, FIG.
5 is a partial sectional view of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6, FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6, and FIG. Is a partial sectional view of FIG. 8, and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the other Example of the height adjustment means of a support | pillar.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention is of a hanger type as a whole, and has a leg portion 3, a column 5 standing upright on the leg portion 3, and the column 5. The hanger portion 7 is rotatably locked to the hanger. Since the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention is a hanger type and is provided with height adjusting means, it is possible to efficiently use the used space in the loaded state. Further, the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention is easy to assemble and can be disassembled. Therefore, when not used, it can be disassembled and stored. Further, since the hanger portion 7 is rotatable in the horizontal direction, even when a person hits the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention, the hanger portion 7 rotates in the R direction shown by the arrow in FIG. Have an effect.

Next, a method for assembling the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support column 5 has a cylindrical and elongated pole 51 (first pole) and a pole 52.
The second pole is the second pole, and the pole 51 and the pole 52 are made of metal because they must support the tire 101, which is a heavy object. However, if they can be supported, they are made of other materials. You may have something. The pillar 5 according to the present embodiment is composed of the pole 51 (first pole) and the pole 52 (second pole), but it goes without saying that it may be composed of one pole or three or more poles. . Also,
The pillar 5 includes a pole 51 (first pole) and a pole 52.
Although it can be fixed by being combined with the (second pole), a height adjusting means (also referred to as a first height adjusting means) capable of adjusting the length may be provided at the connecting portion. That is,
The height can be freely adjusted by selecting the length of the pole 51 or the pole 52 in accordance with the tire size, that is, the tire diameter D of the tire 101.

FIG. 10 shows the pole 51 (first pole) shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment different from the threaded coupling for coupling the poles of No. 1) and the poles 52 (second poles) with a predetermined length on the outer circumference of the poles 51 (first poles). A hole 57 is provided along the direction, and the pole 52 (second
The inner diameter of the pole) is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pole 51 (first pole) so that the pole 51 can be fitted into the pole 52, and a hole 58 having substantially the same size as the hole 57 is provided. The bolts 59 are inserted into the holes 57 and 58 to adjust the height of the poles 51 and securely fixed with the nuts 60. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the poles 51 and 52 is rotated in the direction of the arrow to fixedly couple the two (screw coupling in the present embodiment) to complete the column 5. It should be noted that the same configuration can be applied when the number of lines is three or more.

Next, the pole 52 forming a part of the support column 5
The leg portion 3 is configured by using the holes 52a and 52b formed in the lower part of the. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
It has four L-shaped and metal pipe-shaped leg parts 31 and 32, a washer 34, a bolt 34, and a nut 35. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the hole (not shown) formed in the leg part 31 and the holes 52a and 52b of the pole 52 of the support column 5 are aligned with each other, and the washer 33
The bolt 34 is inserted through the nut and the nut 35 is fastened and fixed. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the remaining two leg parts 32 are formed in the same manner as in FIG. 3, and the holes (not shown) formed in the leg parts 32 and the holes 52a, 52 of the pole 52 of the support column 5 are formed.
b, the bolt 34 is inserted through the washer 33, and the nut 35 is fastened and fixed. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the fastened and fixed leg parts 31 and 32 are orthogonal to each other in the assembled state. The leg parts 31 and 32 are formed of metal pipes, but may be formed of other materials as long as they can be supported, and may be formed of other materials. It is also possible to appropriately adopt various forms without doing so.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a cylindrical cover 71 is inserted and fixed from above the pole 51 of the support column 5. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a total of four are provided. The cover 71 is made of a synthetic resin, and the tire 101 is mounted on the hanger portion 7 with the tire 101 attached.
1 and the wheel 102 (shown in FIG. 2) are protected from being scratched and have a shock absorbing function. Therefore, as the cover 71, a member such as rubber other than synthetic resin may be used as long as it has such a function, or a member formed of other material may be used.

After inserting and installing the first cover 71 in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3, the assembled state is cylindrical,
The fixed member 72a and the fixed member 72b, which are halved, are sandwiched and connected from the peripheral surface side of the pole 52 of the column 5 as shown by the arrow. As is clear from FIGS. 5 and 6, the center of the outer peripheral surface side of one fixing member 72a has a substantially convex shape 72c and a substantially concave shape 72d, and the other fixing member 7a.
The center of the end surface on the outer peripheral surface side of 2b also has the same configuration as the one fixing member 72a. Therefore, when assembling, the convex shape 72c (or the concave shape 72c) of the one fixing member 72a is used.
The concave 72d (or the convex 72c) of the other fixing member 72b may be combined with d). If these are combined, they are easily positioned and formed into a cylindrical shape.

The support column 5 is also provided with height adjusting means (also referred to as second height adjusting means) capable of adjusting the height of the mounting position of the hanger portion 7. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an engagement in which the recesses 53 (or the projections 55 (shown in FIG. 7)) are formed at predetermined intervals in the outer circumferential surface of the support column 5 in the longitudinal direction. Parts. Then, the pillar 5
The engaging portion as the height adjusting means of the convex portion 72e (or the concave portion 72f (FIG. 7), which is the engaged portion formed on the inner peripheral side of the fixing member 72 capable of engaging with the engaging portion. )) Is formed.

Therefore, the fixing members 72a and 72b are
As shown in FIG. 3, the cylinder 52 has a wall thickness such that the diameter of the lower outer periphery of the cylinder increases by the width S in a state where the cylinder 52 is mounted on the pole 52 of the column 5. Therefore, a tapered surface is formed on the outer peripheral surface so that the diameter gradually increases downward. Further, since the engaged portion formed of the above-mentioned convex portion 72e (or the concave portion 72f (shown in FIG. 7)) is formed on the inner peripheral side of the fixing members 72a and 72b, the outer peripheral surface of the column 5 has a predetermined shape. The engaging members formed with the concave portions 53 (or the convex portions 55 (shown in FIG. 7)) at the intervals of are engaged with the fixing members 72a and 72b in a state of being rotatable in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the fixed members 72a and 72b act as a rotating member. Further, in the present embodiment, the fixing members 72a and 72b are rotatably engaged with the support column 5, but as shown in FIGS.
A sleeve 75 (shown in each of the fixing members 72a and 72b in FIGS. 8 and 9) is provided on at least one of a and 72b, and the hole 56 that engages with the sleeve 75 is provided in the support column 5.
Between the concave portions 53 (or the convex portions 55 (not shown)) of the column 5 and the concave portions 53 (or the convex portions 55 (not shown)) are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the column 5 to prevent rotation. It can also be configured. According to the present embodiment, since the first height adjusting means and the second height adjusting means are provided, the overall height and the mounting position height are adapted to the tire size. As a result, it is a smart and space-saving tire storage device as a whole.

Then, as shown in FIG.
3 is inserted in the direction of the arrow from above the pole 51 of the support column 5 and mounted on the fixing members 72a and 72b. The cylindrical portion 73a of the hanger 73 is a jig such as a hammer (not shown)
By pressing the fixing members 72a and 72
The taper surface of b is locked and fixed by a so-called wedge action and is securely fixed to the fixing members 72a and 72b. And at the same time, the fixing member 72a and the fixing member 72b
Is also securely fixed. Then, the fixing members 72a and 72
The b and the cylindrical portion 73a of the hanger 73 can integrally rotate in the horizontal direction. The hanger 73 is composed of a cylindrical portion 73a, a support portion 73b, and a cover 73c.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the hanger 73
The supporting portion 73b of the above is for supporting the tire, has a horizontal portion 73b1, a connecting portion 73b2 with the cylindrical portion 73a, and a bent portion 73b3, and is reinforced. That is, the bent portion 73b3 as the reinforcing portion (including the joint portion 73b2 may be a bent portion, and in this case, the joint portion 73b).
2 and the bent portion 73b3 do not form a bent portion) and only the horizontal portion 73b1 is provided, the amount of bending increases as the tire width increases, so it is necessary to consider the weight of the tire. However, by providing the bent portion 73b3 as the reinforcing portion, the tire load can be increased. Then, when the mounting of the hanger 73 is completed, the cover 71 shown in FIG.
3 is inserted above, and the first hanger portion 7 is completed. Further, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3, it is necessary to make an adjustment so that the tire 101 does not tilt when mounted on the hanger 73. When the tire 101 is mounted so as to be inclined, the tire 101 and the wheel 102
This is to prevent the product from being damaged or falling.
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the tire 101 is normally mounted on the hanger 73.

Next, the hanger 73 is attached to the pole 51 of the support column 5 in the order shown in FIGS. 3 to 3 to attach the second hanger portion 7.

As described above, the assembly of the hanger portion 7 as shown in FIG. 3 is completed.

According to the tire storage tool 1 of the present invention, since it is a hanger type and is equipped with height adjusting means,
It is possible to use the used space efficiently in the loaded state, and because it is easy to assemble and disassemble,
When not used, it can be disassembled and stored. Further, since the hanger portion 7 is rotatable in the horizontal direction, it has a shock absorbing effect by absorbing the shock. In addition, the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention includes the wheel 73 of the tire 101 on the cover 73c mounted on the support portion 73b of the hanger 73.
Since it is placed and stored, it is not necessary to consider the width of the tire 101 unlike the conventional tire rack 105, and it is possible to adapt to various tire size diameters. It is not necessary to prepare the tire rack 105. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to save the space of the grounding surface of the leg portion 3. Further, since the tire storage device 1 according to the present invention is a hanger type, it can be smartly configured as a whole, and since it is not a box like the conventional one, it can be easily installed without troublesome selection of the installation place. Is.

[0036]

According to the present invention, since it is a hanger type and is provided with height adjusting means, it is possible to efficiently use the used space in the loaded state, and to assemble and disassemble. It's easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tire storage device according to the present invention is assembled.

2 (a) is a front view of the tire storage device shown in FIG. 1 with tires mounted, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state of the tire storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the tire is mounted on the hanger of the tire storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a fixing member is attached to a support column.

6 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6;

8 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

9 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the height adjusting means of the column.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which two tires are stored in the upper and lower portions.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 tire storage 3 legs 31, 32 leg parts 33 washers 34 Volts 35 nuts 5 props 51 poles 52 pole 7 Hanger part 71 cover 72a, 72b fixing member 73 Hanger 73a cylindrical part 73b support 73c cover 101 tires 102 wheels 105 tire rack

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A leg portion, and a support column provided upright on the leg portion,
A tire storage device comprising: a hanger portion locked to the pillar, wherein the pillar includes height adjusting means capable of adjusting the height of the hanger portion. 2. The tire storage device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger portion is rotatably locked to the column. 3. The tire storage device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger portion includes a fixing member and a hanger. 4. The tire storage device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger includes a support portion that supports the tire, and a bent portion that reinforces the support portion. 5. The tire storage device according to claim 4, wherein the hanger is locked and fixed to the fixing member and is rotatable in the horizontal direction together with the fixing member. 6. A leg portion, and a support column provided upright on the leg portion,
A hanger portion that has a fixing member and a hanger and is locked to the strut, wherein the fixing member of the hanger portion is engaged with an engaging portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the strut. A tire storage device having a joint. 7. The engaging portion formed on the outer peripheral side of the support column is formed as a concave portion (or a convex portion), and is formed on the inner peripheral side of the fixing member engageable with the engaging portion. The tire storage device according to claim 6, wherein the engaging portion is formed by a convex portion (or a concave portion). 8. The fixing member is composed of a pair of members which are in a cylindrical shape in an assembled state and are divided into halves, and the diameter gradually increases toward the lower outer periphery of one end of the cylindrical shape. The tire storage device according to claim 6, wherein. 9. The column comprises a first pole and a second pole, and the first and second poles are height adjustable and fixedly connectable. 1
Alternatively, the tire storage device according to claim 6. 10. The tire storage device according to claim 1, wherein the support column has a cover having a shock absorbing action on the outside. 11. The tire storage device according to claim 1, wherein the leg portion is formed of a substantially L-shaped leg part.