JP2553576Y2 - Car spare tire fixing device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a spare tire of an automobile, which fixedly holds a spare spare tire mounted on a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that a spare tire is stored in a storage space in a trunk room and the tire is fixedly held by a spare tire fixing device. In this type of conventional apparatus, a fixing rod is inserted into a center hole formed in a disc of a spare tire, one end of the rod is fixed to a vehicle body side, and a nut is screwed to the other end side. To hold the spare tire on the vehicle body.

[0003] As described above, in the conventional spare tire fixing device, it is necessary to insert the fixing rod into the center hole of the disc of the spare tire. Or the paint may be peeled off. Also, since the fixing rod cannot be inserted through the center hole of the disc with the wheel cap attached to the spare tire, the spare tire with the wheel cap attached cannot be stored as it is, so always remove the wheel cap and fix the spare tire I had to.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for fixing a spare tire of a motor vehicle in which the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art are eliminated by a simple structure.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a reinforcing plate fixed to a side of a trunk room of a vehicle body outer panel that defines a lateral portion of a trunk room in a vehicle width direction, and a reinforcing plate fixed to the reinforcing plate. A tire hold plate extending long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body along the trunk room side surface of the vehicle body outer panel, and a spare tire fixed to one longitudinal end of the tire hold plate, and a spare tire, A tire holding plate projecting toward the center in the vehicle width direction so as to abut on a tread portion of the spare tire when set upright in a state facing the tire hold plate; and a longitudinal direction of the tire hold plate. On the other end side, it is pivotally mounted in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body, and when the spare tire is
A rotation holding plate that contacts the tread portion of the spare tire,
A rod extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to cross the other sidewall portion of the set spare tire, and each longitudinal end of which is engaged with each free end of the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate. And a male screw formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod is engaged, and the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate are respectively pressed against different tread portions of the spare tire to firmly hold the spare tire. Thus, the present invention proposes a spare tire fixing device for an automobile, comprising a nut operated to be tightened.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a spare tire 2 stored in a side of a trunk room of an automobile by a spare tire fixing device 1, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the trunk room 3 is defined on the side in the vehicle width direction by a vehicle body outer panel 5 of the vehicle body 4, and the bottom is partitioned by a deck 6. The upper opening of the trunk room 3 is closed by a lid (not shown).

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a state in which the spare tire 2 is immovably held and stored with respect to the vehicle body 4. FIG. 3 shows the spare tire fixing device 1 before holding the spare tire 2. Is shown. Here, the configuration and operation of the spare tire fixing device 1 will be clarified while explaining the operation of fixing the spare tire 2.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the spare tire fixing device 1 has an upper end portion and a lower end portion integrally formed on the side of the trunk room of a vehicle body outer panel 5 which divides a side portion of the trunk room 3 in the vehicle width direction. It has a reinforcing plate 7 fixed thereto, a tire hold plate 8 integrally fixed to the reinforcing plate 7 by welding or the like, a tire holding plate 9, and a rotation holding plate 11. The tire hold plate 8 extends long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 4 along the side of the trunk room of the vehicle body outer panel 5. The tire holding plate 9 is fixed to the front end side of the tire hold plate 8, and the rotation holding plate 11 is connected to the rear end side of the tire hold plate 8 via a pin 10 by an arrow A.
It is pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable in the direction.

When the spare tire is stored, the turning holding plate 11 is turned to the rear side of the vehicle body in the direction of arrow A from the position shown in FIG. Then, the spare tire 2 is set upright as shown in FIG. At this time, the tire holding plate 9 contacts the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2. In addition, the rotation holding plate 11 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A in FIG. 3 to bring the holding plate 11 into contact with the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2.

As described above, the tire holding plate 9 is fixed to one end of the tire hold plate 8 in the longitudinal direction, and the spare tire 2 is placed in a state where one of the sidewalls faces the tire hold plate 8. When the spare tire 2 is set upright, it protrudes toward the center in the vehicle width direction so as to contact the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2. The rotation holding plate 11 is provided with the tire hold plate 8.
Is mounted on the other end in the longitudinal direction so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 4, and when the spare tire 2 is set as described above, it comes into contact with the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2.

The spare tire fixing device 1 includes a rod 1
As described below, the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 are integrally connected by the connecting device 13 having the nut 4 and the nut 18 and constituted by these elements.

As shown in FIG. 3, an E-ring 15 is engaged with an annular groove formed at the front end of the rod 14, and a male screw 16 is formed at the rear end of the rod 14. An L-shaped retainer 17 is slidably fitted in the axial direction of the rod 14 on the portion of the rod 14 on which the male screw 16 is formed. , The above-mentioned nut 18 made of a wing nut or the like is screwed. On the other hand, a tire holding plate 9 fixed to the tire hold plate 8 and a rotation holding plate 11
Are tongue pieces 19, 20 attached to their free ends, respectively.
Notches 21 and 22 are respectively formed in the tongue pieces 19 and 20, and a locking hole 23 is formed in the tongue piece 20 of the rotation holding plate 11.

The spare tire 2 is set on the side of the trunk room 3 as described above. In this state, the front end of the rod 14 is first inserted into the notch 21 of the tongue 19. At this time, the E-ring 15 is located on the front side of the tongue piece 19. Next, the rod portion in front of the retainer 17 and the nut 18 is engaged with the notch 22 of the tongue piece 20, and the retainer 17 is slid and applied to the rear surface of the tongue piece 20. The claw 17a is inserted into the locking hole 23 formed in the tongue piece 20.

As described above, the rod 14 of the vehicle body 4 extends across the other side wall portion of the set spare tire 2, that is, the side wall portion opposite to the side wall portion facing the tire hold plate 8. The rod 14 extends in the front-rear direction, and each end of the rod 14 in the longitudinal direction engages with each free end of the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11, respectively.

In this state, the nut 18 is tightened, and the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 are integrally connected. At this time, the tire holding plate 9 firmly holds the tread portion 12 of the stored spare tire 2 and the rotation holding plate 11
However, the tread portion other than the tread portion held by the tire holding plate 9 is firmly held, and the spare tire 2 is fixed to the vehicle body 4 immovably.

As described above, the nut 18 is engaged with the male screw 16 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod 14, and the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 are respectively different from the tread portions 12 of the spare tire 2. Is tightened so that the spare tire 2 is firmly fixed by pressing against the part.

When taking out the spare tire 2, the nut 18 is turned in the opposite direction to that described above to loosen it.
If the rod 14 is detached from the tire holding plate 9 and the turning holding plate 11 and the holding plate 11 is turned rearward from the position shown in FIG. 3, the spare tire 2 can be easily taken out.

According to the spare tire fixing device 1 described above, the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 hold the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2 and
To fix the spare tire 2
There is no need to insert a fixing rod or the like into the center hole 25 of the disc 24 (FIG. 1). For this reason, it is possible to prevent the disc 24 from being damaged or the paint from being peeled off when the spare tire 2 is stored or removed. Even if the wheel cap (not shown) is attached to the outside of the disk 24, the spare tire 2 can be fixed and stored without any trouble.

The storing operation of the spare tire 2 can be performed very easily. In particular, as shown in the embodiment shown in FIG.
When the screw 8 is screwed to the rear portion of the rod 14, the tightening and loosening work can be performed from the rear side of the vehicle body 4, so that the work can be easily performed in a comfortable posture.

In addition, a tire holding plate 9 and a rotation holding plate provided at one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the tire hold plate 8 located opposite to one sidewall portion of the set spare tire 2 are provided. Since the tread portion 12 of the spare tire 2 is held by the 11, the spare tire 2 can be reliably held even if the length of the holding plates 9, 11 in the vehicle width direction is shortened. Thus, since the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 can be reduced in size, the entire spare tire fixing device 1 does not become bulky,
This does not occupy a large space in the trunk room 3. For this reason, the problem that the effective use space of the trunk room 3 is narrowed can be prevented. Moreover, since the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11 can be reduced in size, the cost and weight of the spare tire fixing device 1 can be reduced.

The rods 14 extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to cross the side wall portions of the set spare tires 2 facing the center in the vehicle width direction, and each end of the rod 14 is connected to the tire holding plate 9. Since the engagement with the free end side of the rotation holding plate 11 is performed, the tightening force on the nut 18 directly acts on the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11, whereby the nut 18 is tightened with a small force. The spare tire 2 can be firmly held by the tire holding plate 9 and the rotation holding plate 11.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the spare tire is fixed immovably by holding the tread portion of the stored spare tire by the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate, so that the spare tire disk is not damaged. It is possible to eliminate the risk of attaching or removing the paint, and it is also possible to fix and store the spare tire with the wheel cap attached.

In addition, the spare tire is provided by a tire holding plate and a rotation holding plate provided on one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the tire hold plate located opposite to one sidewall portion of the set spare tire. Therefore, the length of these holding plates in the vehicle width direction can be reduced. Thus, since the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate can be reduced in size, the entire spare tire fixing device does not become bulky and does not occupy a large space in the trunk room. For this reason, the problem that the effective use space of the trunk room is narrowed can be prevented.
In addition, the size of the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate can be reduced, so that the cost and weight of the spare tire fixing device can be reduced.

The rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to cross a sidewall portion of the set spare tire facing the center side in the vehicle width direction, and each end of the rod has a tire holding plate and a rotation holding plate. Of the nut, the tightening force on the nut acts directly on the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate, thereby tightening the nut with a small force. The spare tire can be held firmly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spare tire held by a spare tire fixing device as viewed from the inside of a trunk room.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the spare tire fixing device before the spare tire is stored.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spare tire fixing device 2 Spare tire 3 Trunk room 4 Body 5 Body outer plate 7 Reinforcement plate 8 Tire hold plate 9 Tire holding plate 11 Rotation holding plate 12 Tread part 14 Rod 16 Male screw 18 Nut

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A side portion of a trunk room in a vehicle width direction is partitioned.
Plate fixed to the side of the trunk room of the car body outer panel
And the transformer of the vehicle body outer plate fixed to the reinforcing plate.
A tie that extends long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the side of the room
And the length of the tire hold plate
It is fixed to one end in the hand direction and the spare tire is
One sidewall is the tire hold plate
The spare spare
The center side in the vehicle width direction so that it contacts the tread of the ear
Tire holding plate protruding toward the tire, and the tire hold
The other end of the plate in the longitudinal direction can rotate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle
Noh, when I set a spare tire,
A rotation holding plate that contacts the tread portion of the spare tire,
Remove the other side wall of the set spare tire
Extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to cross
The ends are on the free ends of the tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate.
Rods respectively engaged with each other, and formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rod.
The tire holding plate and the rotation holding plate are engaged with the
Different tread sections of the spare tire
To secure the spare tire firmly by pressing against
Automotive spare other formed by and a nut that is only operated
Ear fixing device.