JP2022110764A - Rain and snow intrusion arrester - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rain and snow intrusion arrester capable of preventing surely rainwater, dust or the like from getting inside a vertically placed tire, and usable for various tires having each different size.SOLUTION: A rain and snow intrusion arrester includes a belt-like body part 1 vertically placed by being deformed elastically and cylindrically, multiple holes 2 formed at prescribed intervals on the belt-like body part 1 in a longitudinal direction LD of the belt-like body part 1, and a projection 3 linked to one end of the belt-like body part 1, and connected to the belt-like body part 1 by being inserted into some hole 2 of the multiple holes 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain/snow entry prevention device for preventing rain/snow, dust, etc. from entering the interior of a vertically placed tire.

BACKGROUND ART As a conventional technique for preventing rainwater, dust, etc. from entering the inside of a vertically placed tire, there is a pair of rainwater infiltration prevention devices (see Patent Document 1 below). Each of the pair of rainwater intrusion prevention devices includes a blocking disc portion, a fall prevention plate having a fall prevention claw, and an advertising sign. The intermediate portion of the fall prevention plate is fixed to the central portion of the closing disk portion.

The anti-drop claws located at both ends of the anti-drop plate of one rainwater intrusion preventive device are hooked on the bead of the tire, and the anti-drop claws located at both ends of the anti-drop plate of the other rainwater intrusion preventive device are hooked on the bead of the tire. Thus, the closed disk portion of one rainwater intrusion prevention device is attached to one side surface of the tire, and the closed disk portion of the other rainwater intrusion prevention device is attached to the other side surface of the tire. As a result, entry of rainwater, dust, etc. into the tire is suppressed.

JP-A-2000-126011

Since the tire equipped with the rainwater infiltration prevention device is placed outdoors, if the rainwater infiltration prevention device is used for a long period of time, the blocking disc may warp or block the tire due to the effects of rain, wind, sunlight, etc. If the fixing strength of the disk portion is reduced, the gap between the side surface of the tire and the closed disk portion becomes large, the rainwater infiltration prevention function of the rainwater infiltration prevention device deteriorates, or the rainwater infiltration prevention device comes off the tire. sometimes

Moreover, depending on the size of the tire to which the rainwater infiltration prevention device is mounted, the rainwater infiltration prevention device may not be mounted on the tire, or even if it can be mounted on the tire, the rainwater infiltration prevention device may be easily removed from the tire.

Furthermore, as described above, the rainwater infiltration prevention device is composed of a plurality of components, and a pair of rainwater infiltration prevention devices must always be prepared in order to prevent rainwater, dust, etc. from entering the inside of the tire. There was also the problem of being bulky.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its object is to reliably prevent rainwater, dust, etc. from entering the inside of the tire, and to be used for various tires of different sizes. To provide a device for preventing rain and snow from entering.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the device for preventing rain and snow from entering according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a belt-shaped main body that is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape and accommodated in the center hole of a tire; a plurality of holes formed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main body, and a projection connected to one end of the strip-shaped main body and inserted into any one of the plurality of holes to be connected to the strip-shaped main body and a part.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the rain and snow intrusion prevention device according to the first aspect, the strip-shaped body is formed with a plurality of folding lines for facilitating elastic deformation of the strip-shaped body into a cylindrical shape. It is characterized by being

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rain and snow intrusion prevention device according to the second aspect, wherein the plurality of folding lines are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the belt-shaped main body, and the plurality of folding lines are respectively It is characterized by being parallel to the central axis of the band-like main body which is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the rain/snow entry prevention device according to the second or third aspect, each of the plurality of holes extends along a specific one of the folding lines. and

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, there is provided the rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the band-shaped main body portion is formed in the middle of a specific folding line portion of the folding line portions, The band-shaped main body has a convex notch that exposes the plurality of holes when elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape.

The invention according to claim 6 is the device for preventing rain and snow from entering according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the strip-shaped main body is formed in the strip-shaped main body and is a part of the strip-shaped main body. It is characterized by having a plurality of perforations for cutting the belt to reduce the width of the belt-like main body.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the rain and snow intrusion prevention device according to the sixth aspect, the plurality of perforations extend in the longitudinal direction of the belt-like main body, and the plurality of perforations are parallel to each other. characterized by

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, there is provided a rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the rain/snow infiltration prevention device is formed by pressing a plastic corrugated cardboard. and

The present invention provides a rain/snow entry prevention device that can reliably prevent rainwater, dust, etc. from entering the interior of a vertically placed tire and that can be used for various tires of different sizes. can.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to an embodiment of the present invention is bent into a cylindrical shape. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the rain/snow intrusion prevention device of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the rain/snow intrusion prevention device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the rain/snow intrusion prevention device shown in FIG. 1, which is accommodated in the center hole of the tire, and shows a state in the middle of mounting the snow/rain prevention device to the tire. FIG. 5 is a side view of the rain/snow intrusion prevention device shown in FIG. 1, which is housed in the center hole of the tire and mounted on the tire. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the rain/snow intrusion prevention device of FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the tire is supported by the tire holder.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to one embodiment of the present invention is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape so that the central hole 91 (see FIGS. 4 to 7) of the vertically placed tire 9 is opened. ), a plurality of holes 2 (see FIG. 2) formed in the strip-shaped main body 1 along the longitudinal direction LD (see FIG. 3) of the strip-shaped main body 1 (see FIG. 2), and a strip-shaped A protruding part 3 connected to one end of the main body part 1 and inserted into one of the plurality of holes 2 and connected to the belt-shaped main body part 1, and a belt-shaped main body obtained by cutting a part of the belt-shaped main body part 1 A plurality of perforations 4 are provided to reduce the width of the portion 1. - 特許庁

The rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to this embodiment is formed by pressing a plastic corrugated cardboard.

In this embodiment, a plastic corrugated cardboard (not shown) is used which is composed of a front liner, a back liner facing the liner, and a plurality of ribs equally spaced between the liners. Both liners are sheet-shaped, and the ribs are strip-shaped. A space between both liners is divided into a plurality of spaces by a plurality of ribs.

The band-like main body 1 is formed with folding line portions N1, N2, and N3. One end of the belt-like main body 1 is connected to the protruding portion 3 via the folding line portion N4. A folding line portion N5 is formed on the projecting portion 3 . The projecting portion 3 is divided into a free end side region 31 and a connecting end side region 32 by a folding line portion N5.

The folding line portions N1 to N5 facilitate elastic deformation of the belt-like body portion 1 and the projecting portion 3 into a cylindrical shape. The folding line portions N1 to N5 are parallel to the central axis O of the band-shaped main body portion 1 elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape.

The folding line portions N1 to N5 are creases and are not formed by cutting (so-called half-cutting) the liner and rib on one side of the plastic corrugated cardboard.

The folding line portions N1 are arranged along the longitudinal direction LD of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 at one end portion of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 at regular intervals. One end of the belt-like main body 1 is divided into a region 1A, a region 1B, a region 1C and a region 1D by four folding line portions N1.

The folding line portions N2 and N3 are arranged alternately at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction LD of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 at the other end portion of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 . The other end of the belt-like main body 1 is divided into regions 2A, 3A, 2B, 3B, 2C, 3C, 2D, 3D, and 2E by seven folding lines N2 and six folding lines N3. , area 3E, area 2F, area 3F, and area 2G.

The strip-shaped main body 1 elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape is accommodated in the center hole 91 of the tire 9 that is supported in a vertically placed state by the tire holder 5 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The tire holder 5 has a pair of support members 51 that are placed on the tire 10 in the laterally placed state and sandwich the tire 9 in the vertically placed state from both sides.

The plurality of holes 2 extend along the plurality of folding line portions N2 (see FIG. 2). The plurality of holes 2 are parallel to the central axis O of the band-shaped main body 1 elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape.

A convex notch 11 is formed in the middle of the folding line portion N2 of the belt-like body portion 1 (see FIG. 3). The hole 2 is formed in the belt-like main body 1 as a result of a part of the belt-like main body 1 (the part surrounded by the convex notch 11) protruding relatively when the belt-like main body 1 is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape. This is a rectangular hole formed in the middle of the folding line portion N2.

Each of the plurality of perforations 4 extends along the longitudinal direction LD of the strip-shaped body portion 1 . The plurality of perforations 4 are parallel to the longitudinal direction LD of the band-shaped main body 1 in the unfolded state.

Next, an example of how to use the rain/snow intrusion prevention device of this embodiment will be described.

For example, when the size of the tire 9 using the rain/snow intrusion prevention device is 13 inches, when the rain/snow intrusion prevention device is accommodated in the center hole 91 of the tire 9 vertically placed by the tire holder 5, it is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape. A portion of the belt-like main body 1 is cut parallel to the perforations 4 so that the edge of the belt-like main body 1 (the end in the direction of the central axis O) does not protrude from the wall 92 of the tire 9 .

Next, the protruding portion 3 of the device for preventing the entry of rain and snow is inserted into a specific hole 2 (the hole 2 of the belt-shaped main body 1 corresponding to the size of the tire 9 of 13 inches) among the plurality of holes 2 of the belt-shaped main body 1. do.

After that, the rain/snow intrusion prevention device is housed in the central hole 91 of the tire 9 placed vertically. At this time, the center hole 91 of the tire 9 with the device for preventing rain and snow infiltration placed vertically so that the intermediate portion of the strip-shaped main body 1 faces upward and one end and the other end of the strip-shaped main body 1 face downward. housed in

Next, one end of the band-shaped main body 1 is pressed against the bead 93 of the tire 9 to form an arc. Since the one end portion of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 is formed with four folding line portions N1, the one end portion of the strip-shaped main body portion 1 is easily elastically deformed into an arc shape. Since the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical band-shaped body portion 1 is pressed against the bead portion 93 of the tire 9, entry of rain, snow, etc. into the tire 9 is prevented.

Finally, in order to more reliably prevent rain, snow, etc. from entering the tire 9 placed vertically, one end and the other end of the belt-like main body 1 are placed upward, and the middle of the belt-like main body 1 is The vertically placed tire 9 is rotated 180 degrees so that the part faces downward.

In the device for preventing rain and snow from entering according to this embodiment, the protruding portion 3 connected to one end of the belt-shaped body portion 1 is inserted into one of the plurality of holes 2 of the belt-shaped body portion 1 to insert the projection portion 3 into the belt-shaped body portion 1. By connecting, the cylindrical state of the belt-like main body 1 is maintained, and the outer diameter of the belt-like main body 1 can be determined according to the diameter of the center hole 91 of the tire 9, so that the rain/snow intrusion prevention device can be used in various sizes. Even if it is used for the tire 9, the rain/snow intrusion prevention device does not come off easily from the tire 9. - 特許庁

The rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to this embodiment does not include a pair of closing disc portions arranged on both side surfaces of the tire 9 placed vertically to close the center hole 91 of the tire 9 from both sides of the tire 9. , under the influence of rain, wind, sunshine, etc., the blocking disc may warp or the fixing strength of the blocking disc to the tire may decrease, resulting in a gap between the side surface of the tire 9 and the blocking disc. Since it does not become large, the rainwater infiltration prevention function of the rain and snow infiltration prevention device is not deteriorated, and the rain and snow infiltration prevention device does not come off the tire 9. - 特許庁

Furthermore, conventional rainwater infiltration prevention devices consist of a plurality of components, and a pair of rainwater infiltration prevention devices must always be prepared in order to prevent rainwater, dust, etc. from entering the interior of tires placed vertically. On the other hand, since the rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to this embodiment has only one component, the cost for preventing rain/snow intrusion into the tire 9 can be greatly reduced.

Since a plurality of perforations 4 for reducing the width of the belt-shaped main body 1 are formed in the belt-shaped main body 1, by cutting a part of the belt-shaped main body 1 parallel to the perforations 4, a cylindrical shape can be obtained. It is possible to prevent the ends of the belt-shaped main body 1 from protruding from the wall 92 of the tire 9 .

In this embodiment, the rain/snow infiltration prevention device is formed by pressing a piece of plastic cardboard. material may be used.

Further, in this embodiment, the convex cut 11 is formed in the middle of the folding line portion N2 of the belt-shaped main body 1, but the convex cut 11 is not formed and extends parallel to the central axis O of the belt-shaped main body 1. A rectangular hole may be formed in the middle of the folding line portion N2 of the belt-like main body portion 1 .

1 belt-like main body 1A-1D regions 2A-2G regions 3A-3F regions 11 notches 2 holes 3 projections 31 free end side regions 32 connecting end side regions 4 perforations 5 tire holders 51 support members 9, 10 tires 91 tires Center hole 92 Wall 93 Bead portions N1 to N5 Folded line portion LD Longitudinal direction O of belt-like main body Central axis of belt-like main body elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape

Claims (8)

a strip-shaped main body that is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape and accommodated in the center hole of the tire;
a plurality of holes formed at predetermined intervals in the strip-shaped main body in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped main body;
a protruding portion connected to one end of the belt-shaped main body and inserted into one of the plurality of holes to be connected to the belt-shaped main body. 2. The apparatus for preventing rain and snow from entering according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of folding line portions are formed on the belt-like main body for facilitating elastic deformation of the belt-like main body into a cylindrical shape. The plurality of folding line portions are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped body portion,
3. The apparatus for preventing rain and snow from entering according to claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of folding line portions is parallel to the central axis of the belt-like main body which is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape. The rain/snow intrusion prevention device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein each of the plurality of holes extends along a specific one of the folding lines. The belt-like main body is
characterized by having a convex notch that is formed in the middle of a specific folding line portion of the folding line portions and exposes the plurality of holes when the belt-like main body portion is elastically deformed into a cylindrical shape. The rain/snow penetration prevention device according to claim 3 or 4. The belt-like main body is
A plurality of perforations formed in the belt-like main body for cutting part of the belt-like main body to reduce the width of the belt-like main body, according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The rain and snow intrusion prevention device described in the paragraph. Each of the plurality of perforations extends in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped main body,
The device for preventing rain and snow from entering according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of perforations are parallel to each other. 8. The device for preventing rain and snow from entering according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the device is formed by pressing a plastic cardboard.

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